Tony Dye was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2012, coming off a broken neck at UCLA.
21 Facts About Tony Dye
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Tony Dye was the defensive coordinator for the Norco High School Varsity football team in Norco, California for four years.
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Tony Dye then took the job as Defensive Coordinator at San Bernardino Valley College.
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Tony Dye then served in a coaching fellowship with the San Francisco 49ers in 2019.
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Tony Dye then served as the defensive coordinator for Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California for two years, while serving as the assistant athletic director for one year.
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Tony Dye was a PrepStar Dream Team selection in high school.
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Tony Dye was selected and participated in the Under Armour All-America Game.
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Tony Dye was ranked the 9th nationally prospect at cornerback by Scout.
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Tony Dye was selected to the All-State second team by Cal-Hi Sports.
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Tony Dye played college football at UCLA where he wore the number 6.
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Tony Dye was named co-winner of UCLA's Henry R "Red" Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player in his junior season.
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Tony Dye was named as an Pac-10 honorable mention in his junior season.
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On May 2,2012, Tony Dye signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent.
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In September 2013, Tony Dye re-signed with Bengals, joining the team's practice squad.
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On November 16,2013, Tony Dye was promoted to the active roster for a Week 11 game against the Cleveland Browns.
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Tony Dye was again deactivated for the Bengals' next game and never saw NFL game action again.
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Tony Dye returned home to Los Angeles, only to be the called the next day by the Oakland Raiders, who invited him to try out with Oakland.
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Tony Dye was ultimately hired to a coaching position as defensive coordinator of the Norco squad and remained for four years.
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Tony Dye then took the job as Defensive Coordinator with San Bernardino Valley College for one year.
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Tony Dye then served in a coaching fellowship with the San Francisco 49ers in 2019.
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Tony Dye then served as the defensive coordinator for Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California for two years, while serving as the assistant athletic director for one year.