College Career
At the beginning of his college football career his coach asked him if he wanted to sit on the bench or play defense. Maxwell started all 42 games in which he played during his four-year collegiate career at Gardner-Webb from 2000 to 2003. He finished his career with 306 tackles, 10 sacks, four interceptions, 11 fumble recoveries and eight forced fumbles. He was a first-team All-Big South Conference selection as a senior in 2003 when he tallied 116 tackles, three sacks and an interception. He graduated with a degree in business administration.
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