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| Date of birth: | March 25, 1968 |
| Place of birth: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Position(s): | Linebacker |
| College: | Michigan State |
| NFL Draft: | 1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37 |
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| 1991-1995 1996-1998 1999 |
Dallas Cowboys Minnesota Vikings Miami Dolphins*
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| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Dixon Voldean Edwards, III (born March 25, 1968 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League from 1991 through 1998. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft.
Early Years
Born on March 25, 1968, Edwards prepped at Aiken High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He went on to play four years (1987-90) at Michigan State University, where he helped lead the Spartans to a 31-14-3 record and two Big Ten titles.
Professional Career
Edwards, was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2nd round of the 1991 NFL Draft.
He had great speed and could hit, so he was moved to strongside linebacker.
Edwards surpassed the 100 tackle mark twice (1994-95) during his tenure with the Cowboys.
During his 4 seasons with the Cowboys, Edwards helped them win Super Bowl XXVII, Super Bowl XXVIII and Super Bowl XXX.
In the 90's, the Cowboys organization felt they could find linebackers through the draft, without the need of paying a premium and adversely impacting the salary cap, so they allowed talented and productive players like Ken Norton Jr., Darren Smith, Robert Jones and Randall Godfrey, to leave via free agency, instead of signing them in to long-term contracts.
In 1996, after he became a free agent, the Cowboys replaced him by signing Broderick Thomas.
Edwards signed with the Minnesota Vikings, where he initially was switched to weakside linebacker.
In 1996 he had the best year of his career, amassing 122 tackles, 3.5 sacks and an interception.
In 1997, he was moved back to strongside linebacker position, where his stats started to declined.
He was released after the 1998 season for salary cap reasons. In his three years with the Vikings, Edwards started 43 of the 45 games in which he played. He amassed 250 tackles, five sacks, an interception, two fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and seven passes defensed.
In 1999, the Miami Dolphins signed him to a one-year contract, reuniting him with Jimmy Johnson. The signing was made to add depth and experience at the outside linebacker positions, but shortly there after, he was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat and was waived.
Edwards appeared in 120 regular season contests in his career, starting 90 of them. His NFL career statistics include 573 tackles, 7.5 sacks, two interceptions for 54 yards and a touchdown, four fumble recoveries, seven forced fumbles and 19 passes defensed. He also has contributed 50 special teams tackles
Trivia
On KTCK AM in Dallas, Dixon is a legend for an interview he did where he said the words "you know" an inordinate number of times to the point where it became unintentionally comedic.[citation needed]
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