Brian Dixon (American football)

Brian Samuel Dixon^[1] (born April 26, 1990) is an American former professional 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 Dixon

Dixon with the New Orleans Saints in 2015
No. 20
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1990-04-26) April 26, 1990 (age 35) Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Coconut Creek (FL)
College:	Northwest Missouri State
NFL draft:	2014: undrafted
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2014–2016) Arizona Cardinals (2016) Jacksonville Jaguars (2017)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 37 Total tackles: 42 Forced fumbles: 2 Pass deflections: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

College career

Dixon 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

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m)	9 in (0.23 m)	4.41 s	1.59 s	2.56 s	4.59 s	7.07 s	30.5 in (0.77 m)	10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)	14 reps
All values from Pro Day[3]

New Orleans Saints

On May 12, 2014, Dixon was signed by the New Orleans Saints as undrafted free agent.^[4]

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.^[5]

On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Saints.^[6] He was then signed to the Saints' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 1, 2016.^[7] 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.^[8]

Arizona Cardinals

On December 28, 2016, Dixon was signed by the Cardinals off the Saints' practice squad.^[9] On May 2, 2017, Dixon was waived by the Cardinals.^[10]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On May 22, 2017, Dixon was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.^[11] He was waived on September 2, 2017.^[12]

Personal life

Dixon's twin brother, Brandon, was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round, (195th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.^[13] Dixon is the cousin of former cornerback Benny Sapp who played in the National Football League.^[14]