Brian Dixon To Sit Out 2007 Season

Posted Aug 4, 2007

Sophomore safety Bryan Dixon will sit out the 2007 season and take a medical redshirt, a UNC football official informed Inside Carolina on Friday. Dixon, a 5-11, 205-pound native of of Tabor City, N.C., played in six games in 2006 and posted four primary tackles on special teams and as a reserve safety. He redshirted in 2005. Dixon was listed No. 2 at strong safety on the preseason depth chart. (Inside Carolina)

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