He played college football at Mars Hill University and signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

Maxey played for the Mars Hill Lions, where he was a second-team South Atlantic Conference performer after getting 82 tackles and three sacks as a senior.

[2] He was released as part of final roster cuts[3] and signed to the teams' practice squad on September 4, 2016.

[4] After suffering several injuries along the defensive line, the Steelers promoted Maxey to the active roster on December 24, 2016.

In 2019, Maxey signed with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football, but did not make the final roster.