Tyrone Scott Braxton is a former American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 defensive back

Defensive back

In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...

 who played for the Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

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 for most of his career from 1987 to 1999. Braxton also played one season with the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

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 in 1994 and was a one time Pro Bowl

Pro Bowl

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er in 1996, a season in which he led the National Football League

National Football League

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 in interceptions with 9.

Braxton attended James Madison Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin.

Braxton played in 5 Super Bowls with the Broncos, and won 2 NFL championship rings in Super Bowl XXXII

Super Bowl XXXII

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 and Super Bowl XXXIII

Super Bowl XXXIII

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. In Super Bowl XXXII, he recorded a key interception from Brett Favre

Brett Favre

Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers , New York Jets and Minnesota...

 that set up a Broncos touchdown.

Braxton finished his 13 NFL seasons with 36 interceptions, which he returned for 617 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also recorded 3 sacks and 10 fumble recoveries, which he returned for 106 yards.

Braxton played college football

College football

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 at North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, more commonly known as North Dakota State University , is a public university in Fargo, North Dakota. NDSU has about 14,000 students and it is the largest university in North Dakota based on full time students and land size...

 where he earned all-conference honors as a senior and was drafted by the Broncos in the 12th round of the 1987 NFL Draft

1987 NFL Draft

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.

Braxton is currently an assistant coach at Arvada High School

Arvada High School

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under head coach Kevin Clark, another former Denver Bronco.