Antonio Dixon
Dixon (No. 90), while with the Eagles, trying to tackle Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson, while evading a block from Leroy Harris, in October 2010.
|
|||||||||
| Free agent | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: | July 17, 1985 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 322 lb (146 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Miami (FL) Washington | ||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2012 | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Tackles: | 55 |
|---|---|
| Sacks: | 3.0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Antonio Dixon (born July 17, 1985) is an American football nose tackle who is currently a free agent. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2009. He played for the Eagles from 2009-2011 before being waived during final roster cuts, and played for the Indianapolis Colts in 2012. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Dixon grew up in at least six homeless shelters in Miami and Atlanta. He stuttered, had dyslexia, and could not read until the sixth grade. His mother, Corenthia Dixon, was a single parent raising five children, including Dixon. His father, Frazier Hawkins, served 17 years in prison for drug trafficking charges. He was released in April 2009 and now works as a personal trainer in a health club. Corenthia Dixon used drugs for two years, which led to Dixon and his siblings to live in foster care for a year. When Dixon was in the eighth grade, his family moved into an apartment. He got into fights as a child, got suspended, and eventually expelled from school while in eighth grade. Corenthia is now a cafeteria worker at a homeless shelter in Miami.
Dixon attended Booker T. Washington High School in Miami, Florida. He started playing football in the ninth grade, and he played as an offensive and defensive lineman. He graded out at better than 90 percent in his blocking assignments as a senior. On defense, Dixon had 62 tackles and 10.5 sacks in his senior year, with 8.0 sacks during his junior year. He was ranked the 19th player in Florida by Rivals.com and was the 7th prep school prospect. By the time he finished high school, he weighed over 350 pounds.
...
Wikipedia