“It feels amazing to be back,” Dixon said Monday after practice. “You never know what you take for granted until you lose it. Losing football for a year opened my eyes to a lot of things.”
A fourth-round pick in 2016, Dixon had a strong rookie season in which he rushed for 382 yards and two touchdowns and caught 30 passes for 162 yards and another score. His 4.3 yards per carry were a team-high, and would have been in the NFL’s 20 top had he gotten enough carries to qualify.
The 5-foot-10, 212-pound bowling ball has a great combination of power and quickness, displaying a knack for breaking tackles and finding the end zone.