Dustin Erik Fox (born October 8, 1982) is a former

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. He was selected in the third round of the

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by the

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and also played for the

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and Buffalo Bills. He played college football at

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. He is currently a radio host for

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station WKRK-FM (92.3 The Fan) and a pregame/postgame analyst for the

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Radio Network. He is also a college football color commentator for ESPN.

Early years

Fox was born in Canton, Ohio. He attended GlenOak High School, where he played football and was a First-team Division I Associated Press All-Ohio selection on defense as a

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and senior. He had 12

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s and ran for over 1,250 rushing yards with 12

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s. He participated in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl game on December 30, 2000. Fox was also on the school's track team, where he competed as a sprinter and jumper, and was a member of the 4 x 100-meter relay squad. He placed 9th in the

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at the 2001 Ohio State Championships, with a personal-best leap of 6.76 meters. He also ran the 100-meter dash in 10.83 seconds.

College career

Fox was a four-year starter for

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, who won the BCS National Championship in 2002 by winning the

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. He graduated with a degree in communications.

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Fox was drafted in the 3rd round (80th overall) of the

by the

. Fox fractured the

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in his left arm in

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while tackling

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, during the first session in full gear, and was released on September 2, 2006.

Philadelphia Eagles

On September 4, 2006, Fox was signed to the

' practice squad, and was promoted to the 53-man roster on September 19.Transactions
/ref> He was, however, released by the Eagles on October 4, and then re-signed to the practice squad the next day. On January 27, 2007, Fox was signed to a new contract by the Eagles. He played in one regular season game for the Eagles.

Buffalo Bills

Fox was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad as a wide receiver, but was shortly moved back to the secondary. He was promoted to the 53-man roster of the Bills on November 23, 2007. On August 30, 2008 the Bills released Fox during final cuts. Ten weeks into the 2008 season, Fox was re-signed to the Bills' practice squad on November 12. He was promoted to the active roster on November 21. A

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in the 2009 offseason, Fox was re-signed by the Bills on February 26 and waived on August 12. Fox played in a total of 11 games for the Bills over two seasons, registering 7 tackles.

Broadcast career

Beginning in 2010 (following his retirement from the NFL), Fox was signed by Cleveland

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affiliate

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channel 5 to be their

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football analyst. Fox also had been heard on

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AM 850's OSU pregame show during the 2010 college football season, and in 2011 moved to WKRK-FM 92.3 to co-host the afternoon drive show alongside Adam "the Bull" Gerstenhaber. He was the radio color analyst for home broadcasts of the

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team when the games aired on WKRK. Beginning in 2013, after WKRK-FM became a flagship station for the Cleveland Browns, Fox became a co-host for the postgame show on the Browns radio network. He is also a contributor to the pregame show.

Personal life

Fox's brother, Derek Fox, played football for Penn State, the

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, and the Indianapolis Colts. Dustin also has four uncles who played football for Ohio State;Scout.com
/ref> one of them, Tim Fox, also played in the NFL.

Awards and honors

*Two-time AP All-Ohio First-team (Defense) - 1999, 2000 * Stark County High School Hall of Fame Inductee (class of 2012) *2002 BCS National Championship as a member of the Ohio State Buckeyes

References

External links

Buffalo Bills bio
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