Dixon had 30 tackles and five interceptions in his Junior season at Northwest Missouri State.[2] Dixon Had 21 tackles, 6 passes defensed, one interception, and two forced fumbles while he and his twin brother Brandon both starters help lead the Northwest Missouri State football team to win the 2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship in his senior season.[2]
Professional career
New Orleans Saints
On May 12, 2014, Dixon was signed by the New Orleans Saints as undrafted free agent.[3]
On November 5, 2015, the Saints signed Brian's twin brother Brandon Dixon to their practice squad. This made them the only set of twins to play on the same team since the AFL-NFL merger and the first since 1926. They are the twelfth set of twins to play in the NFL and along with the Pounceys and the McCourtys, are the third active set of twins currently playing in the NFL.[4]
On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Saints.[5] He was then signed to the Saints' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 1, 2016.[6] He was released and re-signed to the practice squad on October 10. He was promoted to the active roster on October 13, 2016. He was released by the Saints on November 9, 2016, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7]
Arizona Cardinals
On December 28, 2016, Dixon was signed by the Cardinals off the Saints' practice squad.[8] On May 2, 2017, Dixon was waived by the Cardinals.[9]
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^ abc"Saints Roster Countdown 2014: #44 Brian Dixon and #94 Cameron Jordan". canalstreetchronicles.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
^"Saints announce list of 17 undrafted rookies". espn.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
^Ted Lewis. "Saints are twinning with the Dixon brothers". The Advocate. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
^Katzenstein, Josh. "After cuts, New Orleans Saints have first 53-man roster of 2016". NOLA.com.
^"Saints Release OT Khalif Barnes, Promote DB Brian Dixon".
^. NewOrleansSaints.com. November 9, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.
^Mann, Alex (December 28, 2016). "Cardinals announce additions of Bryant, Dixon". RevengeoftheBirds.com.
^"Brian Dixon: Released by Cardinals". CBSSports.com. May 2, 2017.
^Oehser, John (May 22, 2017). "2017 OTAs: Depth added at CB, Walters placed on injured reserve". Jaguars.com.
^Oehser, John (September 2, 2017). . Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
^"Twin brothers Brian, Brandon Dixon finally apart as they join Rob, Rex Ryan with New Orleans Saints, New York Jets". nola.com. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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brian, dixon, american, football, brian, samuel, dixon, born, april, 1990, former, american, football, cornerback, played, college, football, northwest, missouri, state, signed, with, orleans, saints, undrafted, free, agent, 2014, brian, dixondixon, with, orle. Brian Samuel Dixon 1 born April 26 1990 is a former American football cornerback He played college football at Northwest Missouri State He signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2014 Brian DixonDixon with the New Orleans Saints in 2015No 20Position CornerbackPersonal informationBorn 1990 04 26 April 26 1990 age 33 Pompano Beach FloridaHeight 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 195 lb 88 kg Career informationHigh school Coconut Creek FL College Northwest Missouri StateUndrafted 2014Career historyNew Orleans Saints 2014 2016 Arizona Cardinals 2016 Jacksonville Jaguars 2017 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsTotal tackles 42Forced fumbles 2Fumble recoveries 0Pass deflections 1Interceptions 0Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 New Orleans Saints 2 2 Arizona Cardinals 2 3 Jacksonville Jaguars 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCollege career EditDixon played college football at Joliet Junior College and would later transfer to Northwest Missouri State 2 Dixon had 30 tackles and five interceptions in his Junior season at Northwest Missouri State 2 Dixon Had 21 tackles 6 passes defensed one interception and two forced fumbles while he and his twin brother Brandon both starters help lead the Northwest Missouri State football team to win the 2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship in his senior season 2 Professional career EditNew Orleans Saints Edit On May 12 2014 Dixon was signed by the New Orleans Saints as undrafted free agent 3 On November 5 2015 the Saints signed Brian s twin brother Brandon Dixon to their practice squad This made them the only set of twins to play on the same team since the AFL NFL merger and the first since 1926 They are the twelfth set of twins to play in the NFL and along with the Pounceys and the McCourtys are the third active set of twins currently playing in the NFL 4 On September 3 2016 he was waived by the Saints 5 He was then signed to the Saints practice squad He was promoted to the active roster on October 1 2016 6 He was released and re signed to the practice squad on October 10 He was promoted to the active roster on October 13 2016 He was released by the Saints on November 9 2016 and was re signed to the practice squad 7 Arizona Cardinals Edit On December 28 2016 Dixon was signed by the Cardinals off the Saints practice squad 8 On May 2 2017 Dixon was waived by the Cardinals 9 Jacksonville Jaguars Edit On May 22 2017 Dixon was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars 10 He was waived on September 2 2017 11 Personal life EditDixon s twin brother Brandon was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round 195th overall of the 2014 NFL Draft 12 References Edit Profile rostermon com Archived from the original on September 6 2017 Retrieved June 16 2016 a b c Saints Roster Countdown 2014 44 Brian Dixon and 94 Cameron Jordan canalstreetchronicles com Retrieved July 25 2014 Saints announce list of 17 undrafted rookies espn com Retrieved May 12 2014 Ted Lewis Saints are twinning with the Dixon brothers The Advocate Retrieved July 2 2016 Katzenstein Josh After cuts New Orleans Saints have first 53 man roster of 2016 NOLA com Saints Release OT Khalif Barnes Promote DB Brian Dixon New Orleans Saints announce roster moves NewOrleansSaints com November 9 2016 Archived from the original on August 7 2017 Mann Alex December 28 2016 Cardinals announce additions of Bryant Dixon RevengeoftheBirds com Brian Dixon Released by Cardinals CBSSports com May 2 2017 Oehser John May 22 2017 2017 OTAs Depth added at CB Walters placed on injured reserve Jaguars com Oehser John September 2 2017 Jaguars reduce active roster to 53 players Jaguars com Archived from the original on September 5 2017 Twin brothers Brian Brandon Dixon finally apart as they join Rob Rex Ryan with New Orleans Saints New York Jets nola com Retrieved May 18 2014 External links EditNew Orleans Saints profile Joliet Junior College profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Dixon American football amp oldid 1161313379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
