Dixon Edwards played college football for the Michigan State Spartans.
14 Facts About Dixon Edwards
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Dixon Edwards accepted a football scholarship from Michigan State University, where he studied Construction Management.
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Dixon Edwards was a backup during his first 2 seasons.
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Dixon Edwards had 14 tackles against the University of Miami, 13 against the University of Michigan and 14 against the University of Iowa.
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Dixon Edwards led the Spartans with a single-game career-high 16 tackles in their upset of then-No 1 ranked University of Michigan.
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Dixon Edwards earned second-team All-Big Ten honors at the end of the year.
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Dixon Edwards was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 1991 NFL draft.
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Dixon Edwards played mainly on special teams and tied for fourth on the team with 10 tackles.
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Dixon Edwards posted 82 tackles, 1.5 sacks, one quarterback pressure and 12 special teams tackles.
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Dixon Edwards saw limited action in Super Bowl XXVIII because the Cowboys kept 5 defensive backs on the field for most of the contest.
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Dixon Edwards dislocated his right shoulder in the first quarter of the NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers and was replaced with Godfrey Myles.
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On February 25,1996, Dixon Edwards signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings, replacing Broderick Thomas and becoming the Vikings highest paid linebacker in franchise history.
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Dixon Edwards appeared in 120 regular season games in his career, starting 90 of them.
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On KTCK AM in Dallas, Dixon Edwards is known 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.