John Nix

John Nix
No. 60, 64
Position: Defensive Lineman
Personal information
Date of birth: November 24, 1976
Place of birth: Lucedale, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Lucedale (MS) George Co.
College: Southern Mississippi
NFL draft: 2001 / Round: 7 / Pick: 240
Career history
*Inactive and/or offseason member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at ArenaFan.com

John G. Nix (born November 24, 1976) is a former American football defensive lineman who played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns and the Arizona Cardinals. In his professional career he also played for the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe, the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and in the Arena Football League. He played college football at Southern Mississippi.

Early years

Nix attended Southern Mississippi from 1996–2000. He redshirted in his freshman season (1996). He received C-USA All-Freshmen and Sporting News freshman All-American honors in 1997.[1] He played in the 1999 Liberty Bowl. He was named to the All-C-USA team in his senior season. He finished his college career with 146 tackles (65 solo), 9 sacks and 22 tackles for loss.[2]

Professional career

National Football League (2001–2004)

Dallas Cowboys

Nix was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (240th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. As a rookie he was the backup of defensive tackle Brandon Noble and recorded 22 tackles and two forced fumbles. He is better known for causing a critical fumble that helped the team win 9-7 against the Washington Redskins in week 5.[3]

The next year he played 14 games, finishing with 21 tackles and one forced fumble. In 2003, with the arrival of new head coach Bill Parcells, he was waived on August 25.

San Francisco 49ers

Nix was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers on August 26, 2003 and released five days later.

Cleveland Browns

He was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Browns on December 23, 2003.[4] He was allocated to the Amsterdam Admirals of the NFL Europe in 2004, where he started 10 games at defensive tackle, while recording 21 tackles and two sacks. He was cut from the Browns on September 5, 2004.

Arizona Cardinals

Nix signed as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals on September 8, 2004.[5] He was cut on October 6, after being inactive in 3 games.[6]

Canadian Football League (2005–2006)

He joined the Canadian Football League (CFL), playing for the Montreal Alouettes. In 2005, as a rookie, he began the season as a starter on defense until he injured his shoulder during game eight of the season. He then played one more season for Montreal before leaving the CFL to join the Arena Football League back in the United States.

Arena Football League (2007–2010)

Nix signed with the Las Vegas Gladiators in 2007 and registered two tackles and one sack in two games. He was traded to the New York Dragons on March 13, earning AFL All-Rookie honors after playing in 15 games, while recording 10.5 tackles (2 for loss), 2 sacks (tied for the team lead) and 2 quarterback pressures.[7][8] In eight games in 2008, he recorded eight tackles and one fumble recovery.

Personal life

His favorite place to go while on vacation is Amsterdam, and his favorite restaurant is the Waffle House.

See also

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