Ahmad Dixon played college ball at Baylor from 2010-’14 at defensive back.
Over his college careers with the Bears, he had 288 combined tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 9 pass deflections, and 4 picks for 72 yard and a TD.
Selected in the 7th round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
Signed to the Vikings practice squad, and then to the Bears active roster during the 2014 season.
Had 5 special teams tackles and a fumble recovery for the Bears.
Signed by the Dolphins and quickly cut, Dixon ended the year back on the Vikings and was cut in 2015
Dixon tried his hand in the CFL and appeared in one game for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2017.
Played for the South team of The Spring League in 2018.
Resigned with the Esks that year but was released in final cut downs.
Drafted by the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL 2020 during the 6th round.
Before COVID ended the season, Dixon had 44 tackles in 4 games for LA.
Joined the Massachusetts Pirates of the IFL in 2021, posting 49 tackles, 4 pass breakups, an interception and a sack.
Played for the Philadelphia Stars in 2022, and started 9 contests, recording 41 total tackles, 1 pass deflections, 1 pick, and 2 forced fumbles.
Signed with the Pirates again for 2023 but did not make the squad.
NOTES:
This card is an uncorrected error. Topps accidentally spelled Ahmad’s name, ‘Ahmed’. Cheap certified autographed cards for my favorite sets are a no brainier through eBay.
As part of the league’s leading defense, he posted 3.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles and 1 fumble recovery in 6 contests.
In 2020, he spent about 4 months on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
Continued to chase his football dreams, playing for the Billings Outlaws of the CIF.
Suffered an ACL injury in 2023 and was placed on IR after just 5 contests.
Returned to Outlaws after team joined the Arena Football League in 2024.
NOTES:
Cool card here of Dylan. I had tried previously in 2020 after Mark’s Signing Bonus had scored an autograph from him but never got a response, so after 5 years, I thought I’d give it another shot. When the envelope arrived in the mail postmarked from MT I knew it was him without even opening the envelope. Dylan’s father Mitch played in the NFL from 1991-1994.
Joe Horn played WR at tiny Itwamba Community College in Mississippi.
He caught 54 passes for 878 yards and 7 TDs and moonlighted as a PR.
Did not play football for two years after leaving college.
Eventually he caught the attention of the CFL in 1994 during their CFLUSA Invasion.
He’d be initially signed by the Baltimore Stallions and then the Shreveport Pirates, before landing on the roster of the Memphis Mad Dogs in 1995.
Horn had an outstanding season in the CFL catching 71 passes for 1415 yards.
The Chiefs drafted Horn in the 5th round of the 1996 NFL Draft.
He’d toil away for the next 4 seasons with the Chiefs only starting 2 contests.
Signed with the Saints in 2000 where he’d establish himself as a true receiving threat.
Horn caught 94 passes for 1340 yards and 8 TDs that season.
He followed up his first thousand yard season with 1265, 1312, and 973 over the next 3 seasons.
In 2004, Joe had 94 catches for a career high 1399 yards and 11 TDs.
As injuries began to take their toll on Horn, his numbers decreased to a point the Saints asked him to take a pay cut.
Released after the 2006 season, Horn finished second in receiving yards and receptions, while setting the franchise mark for receiving TDs with 50 in 7 seasons.
Played one final cash grab season with the Falcons in 2007 catching 27 passes for 243 yards and a TD to close out his career.
Sells his own BBQ sauce called Bayou 87.
Also coaches WR at Northeast Community College.
ACCOLADES:
Saints Hall of Fame 2020
Pro Bowl 2000-’02, ’04
NOTES:
I had wanted Horn for a while and being that he doesn’t sign TTM when he came cheap, I didn’t hesitate at participating in this signing which also included Rickey Jackson.
Horn is most notoriously known for pulling out a cell phone from underneath a goalpost after scoring a TD during a 2003 Monday Night Football Game.
Celebrating the game, the players, the cards, and the autographs for over 25 years.
