Andre Dixon
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Andre Dixon
| image = 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl Zach Frazer Andre Dixon.JPG
| caption = Dixon handing off to Zach Frazer during the 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl
| number = 33, 26
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|2|6}}
| birth_place = New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
| death_place =
| death_date =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 205
| high_school = New Brunswick (NJ)
| college = Connecticut
| undraftedyear = 2010
| pastteams = * New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2010}})*
- Hartford Colonials ({{UFL Year|2010}})
- Sacramento Mountain Lions ({{UFL Year|2011}})
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2013}})*
- FXFL Blacktips (2015)
| highlights = * First-team All-Big East (2007)
}}
Andre Jamar Dixon (born February 19, 1986) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Hartford Colonials as a first round draft pick in 2010. He played college football at Connecticut.
Early life
Dixon attended New Brunswick High School. He rushed for 1,018 yards as a senior with 20 touchdowns and earned four varsity football letters.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dixon_andre00.html |title=Connecticut Huskies Bio |access-date=August 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417113416/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dixon_andre00.html |archive-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
College career
Dixon enrolled to Connecticut and was redshirted during his freshman season in 2005. In 2006, he played in four games and appeared in each of the final three contests as a kickoff returner. In 2007 Dixon missed the first two games of the year but he returned to gain 809 rushing yards on 160 carries (5.1 average) with three touchdowns while also catching 24 passes for 280 yards and a touchdown. His 280 receiving yards are the most by a UConn running back since Chad Martin had 319 in 1998. One of his best season performances was against South Florida, when he rushed for a career-high 167 yards on a career-best 32 carries, posting 210 all-purpose yards.[http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102707aaa.html Football Posts First Win Over Ranked Team With Victory Over No. 11 South Florida] He split game time with Donald Brown. He was named to the second-team All-Big East along with Tyvon Branch.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120507aaa.html |title=Football Lands Four on All-BIG EAST Teams |access-date=August 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414081742/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120507aaa.html |archive-date=April 14, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
For the 2008 season, Dixon sprained his ankle in the preseason, opening the door for Donald Brown to step into the starting role.[https://archive.today/20120710073847/http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_football/2008/10/andre-dixon.html Disappearing Act: Former Backfield Force Andre Dixon Missing From The 2008 Stat Sheets]
In December 2008 Dixon, was suspended indefinitely from the football team following an arrest on drunken-driving charge.[http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2008/12/nj_native_and_uconn_rb_andre_d.html N.J. native and UConn RB Andre Dixon suspended after drunken-driving charge] He was reinstated to the team shortly before the Huskies played the 2009 International Bowl on January 3, 2009.
In the 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl, Dixon was named player of the game, and finished with 126 rushing yards and one touchdown.
Professional career
=New York Giants=
Dixon was signed as a rookie free agent by the New York Giants where he was briefly on the practice squad, but was released before the start of the season.
=Hartford Colonials=
Dixon tried out for the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League. He was later drafted in the first round of the 2010 UFL Draft by the Hartford Colonials as the number two overall pick.
Dixon made his debut September 18, 2010 at home against the Sacramento Mountain Lions in which he had a game high 94 rushing yards on 21 attempts.[http://www.ufl-football.com/news/gameday-final-colonials-27-mountain-lions-10 Colonials 27, Mountain Lions 10] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921031707/http://www.ufl-football.com/news/gameday-final-colonials-27-mountain-lions-10 |date=September 21, 2010 }}
=Sacramento Mountain Lions=
On August 19, 2011, Dixon signed with the Sacramento Mountain Lions.{{cite web|title=Sacramento Mountain Lions Sign RB Andre Dixon |url=http://www.ufl-football.com/news/sacramento-mountain-lions-sign-rb-andre-dixon |work=United Football League |accessdate=August 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913040929/http://www.ufl-football.com/news/sacramento-mountain-lions-sign-rb-andre-dixon |archivedate=September 13, 2011 }}
Dixon was cut by the Mountain Lions on December 26, 2011.{{cite web|title=Mountain Lions reduce roster to 51 |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/10/3898237/mountain-lions-reduce-roster-to.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911070049/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/10/3898237/mountain-lions-reduce-roster-to.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |accessdate=December 26, 2011 }}
=Calgary Stampeders=
In the off-season before the start of the 2013 CFL season Dixon signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was released prior to the start of the season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=425658 |title=Released by Stamps |access-date=December 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102102301/http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=425658 |archive-date=January 2, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
=Blacktips=
Dixon signed with the Blacktips of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL) in 2015.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170417113416/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dixon_andre00.html Connecticut Huskies bio]
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Category:Players of American football from New Brunswick, New Jersey
Category:American football running backs
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