Entries Tagged as 'Dixon'

Tomlin: Dixon stays as Steelers QB

Tomlin: Dixon stays as Steelers QB
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon (10) drops back to pass against the Atlanta Falcons in the first half of the NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010.

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Steelers opt for Dixon at quarterback

Steelers opt for Dixon at quarterback
The Pittsburgh Steelers will start quarterback Dennis Dixon for Sunday’s season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, the team has announced.

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Mike Tomlin: QB Dennis Dixon to start Week 1 for Pittsburgh Steelers

Mike Tomlin: QB Dennis Dixon to start Week 1 for Pittsburgh Steelers
Dennis Dixon was named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback for Sunday’s season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, coach Mike Tomlin said.

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Dennis Dixon Named Pittsburgh Steelers QB: No Guarantee for Ben Roethlisberger

Dennis Dixon Named Pittsburgh Steelers QB: No Guarantee for Ben Roethlisberger
The NFL suspended Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in April for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with Roethlisberger last week and reduced the suspension to four games. Roethlisberger will be eligible to return to play on Oct. 17 against the Cleveland Browns . Roethlisberger was accused of sexually assaulting a Georgia college …

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Reviewing Scouts Inc. on Dennis Dixon

Reviewing Scouts Inc. on Dennis Dixon
Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. believed Dennis Dixon was the best choice to be the Pittsburgh Steelers ‘ Week 1 starter even before Byron Leftwich ’s knee injury. That prospect is closer to reality now that Leftwich reportedly suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. That likely rules out Leftwich for Pittsburgh’s regular-season opener against the Atlanta Falcons . He was …

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Dennis Dixon debate continues

Dennis Dixon debate continues
So I was on ESPN 1250 in Pittsburgh earlier today to discuss with Guy Junker and Stav Savran my position that Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon deserves some reps with the first-team offense during the preseason, in an effort to determine…

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Former Bulldog Dixon shines in first NFL action

Former Bulldog Dixon shines in first NFL action
INDIANAPOLIS — By the time Anthony Dixon was done racing past defenders, or rumbling over the ones still in his way, the 49ers’ rookie running back had done almost enough to erase the memories of the first-team offense.

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NFL: Dixon shines in Steelers’ stormy preseason opener

NFL: Dixon shines in Steelers’ stormy preseason opener
PITTSBURGH – Ben Roethlisberger never got off the bench in a return to Heinz Field that couldn’t have been much quieter. Byron Leftwich probably wishes he had stayed on the sideline, too.

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Dave Dixon laid to rest

Dave Dixon laid to rest
New Orleans – The funeral procession for the ‘Father of the Superdome made one last pass by the iconic structure Wednesday, as Dave Dixon was laid to rest. Dixon lit the spark and fanned the flames that helped get the Superdome built in the 1970’s. In a sign of just how important the Dome and the Saints were to Dixon, his family asked that the Who Dat Nation display their Saints flags and colors …

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Dixon, father of Saints football, dies

Dixon, father of Saints football, dies
David F. Dixon, who spearheaded the effort to bring professional football to Louisiana, and who was a key figure in the construction of the Louisiana Superdome, has passed away at age 87.

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