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{{Short description|American football player and radio host (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Dustin Fox
| image =
| position = [[Cornerback]]
| number = 21, 35
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|8}}
| birth_place = [[Canton, Ohio]], U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 200
| high_school = [[GlenOak High School|GlenOak]] (Canton)
| college = [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
| draftyear = 2005
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 80
| pastteams =
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|2005}})
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|2006}})
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
| highlights =
* [[BCS national champion]] ([[2003 Fiesta Bowl|2002]])
* Second-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[2003 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2003]])
| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1 = 7
| pfr = FoxxDu20
}}
'''Dustin Erik Fox''' (born October 8, 1982) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]]. He was selected in the third round of the [[2005 NFL draft]] by the [[Minnesota Vikings]] and was also a member of the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and [[Buffalo Bills]].

He was a radio host for [[Cleveland]] [[sports radio]] station [[WKRK-FM]] (92.3 The Fan) and a pregame/postgame analyst for the [[Cleveland Browns]] Radio Network. He currently is a college football color commentator for [[ESPN]].

==Early life==
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 (sports)|defense]] as a [[Eleventh grade|junior]] and [[Twelfth grade|senior]]. He had 12 [[interception]]s and ran for over 1,250 rushing yards with 12 [[touchdown]]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 metres relay|4 x 100-meter relay]] squad. He placed 9th in the [[long jump]] 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 [[Ohio State University]], who won the [[BCS National Championship]] in 2002 by winning the [[Fiesta Bowl]]. He graduated with a degree in communications.

==Professional career==
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10 7/8
| weight = 191
| dash = 4.51
| ten split = 1.62
| twenty split = 2.63
| vertical = 43.5
| bench = 7
| note = All values from [[NFL Combine]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=53850&DraftYear=2005 |title=Dustin Fox College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=December 17, 2024}}</ref>
}}
===Minnesota Vikings===
Fox was drafted in the third round (80th overall) of the [[2005 NFL draft]] by the [[Minnesota Vikings]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> Fox fractured the [[radius bone]] in his left arm in [[National Football League training camp|training camp]] while tackling [[running back]] [[Mewelde Moore]], during the first session in full gear,<ref>[http://www.mankatofreepress.com/vikingsCamp/local_story_211184050.html?keyword=secondarystory Rookie season redo]</ref> and was released on September 2, 2006.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/min/minnesota-vikings Minnesota Vikings Transactions]</ref>

===Philadelphia Eagles===
On September 4, [[2006 NFL season|2006]], Fox was signed to the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]' [[practice squad]], and was promoted to the 53-man roster on September 19.<ref name="Transactions">[http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/transactions.asp?TRANSACTION_YEAR=2006 Transactions]</ref> He was, however, released by the Eagles on October 4, and then re-signed to the practice squad the next day.<ref name="Transactions"/> On January 27, 2007, Fox was signed to a new contract by the Eagles.<ref name="Transactions"/> He played in one regular season game for the Eagles.<ref name="pro-football-reference.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FoxxDu20.htm|title = Dustin Fox Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>

===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.<ref>[http://www.wickedlocal.com/ghs-newsservice/sports/x1944247559 Ohio sports notebook: Bills activate former OSU standout]{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On August 30, 2008, the Bills released Fox during final cuts.<ref>[http://www.kffl.com/player/11544/NFL Bills | Team waives 19 players]</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://buffalonews.typepad.com/billboard/2008/11/fox-promoted.html |title=Fox promoted - BillBoard - the Buffalo News |access-date=2008-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717121831/http://buffalonews.typepad.com/billboard/2008/11/fox-promoted.html |archive-date=2011-07-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A [[restricted free agent]] 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 6 tackles.<ref name="pro-football-reference.com"/>

==Broadcast career==
Beginning in 2010 (following his retirement from the NFL), Fox was signed by Cleveland [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WEWS]] channel 5 to be their [[Ohio State Buckeyes]] football analyst. Fox also had been heard on [[WKNR]] 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.<ref name="Fox Fan Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/personality/dustin-fox/|title = CBS News - Breaking news, 24/7 live streaming news & top stories}}</ref>

He was the radio color analyst for home broadcasts of the [[Cleveland Gladiators]] [[Arena Football League]] team when the games aired on WKRK.<ref>http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2012/03/21/gladiators-name-dustin-fox-as-radio-color-analyst Fox new Gladiators analyst</ref> 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 University|Penn State]], the [[St. Louis Rams]], and the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. Dustin also has four uncles who played football for Ohio State;<ref>[http://min.scout.com/a.z?s=63&p=8&c=1&nid=1879822 Scout.com]</ref> one of them, [[Tim Fox (American football)|Tim Fox]], also played in the NFL.

==Awards and honors==
*Two-time [[Associated Press|AP]] All-Ohio First-team (Defense) - 1999, 2000<ref name="Fox All Ohio">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/historical/410817 |title=Dustin Fox, Ohio State, NFL Draft - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com |website=www.cbssports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001226/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/historical/410817 |archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref>
*[[Stark County, OH|Stark County]] High School Hall of Fame Inductee (class of 2012)<ref name="Fox HoF">{{Cite web |url=http://fridaynightohio.com/news/stark-hs-hall-fame-class-2012-dustin-fox-glenoak-1998-2000 |title=Stark HS Hall of Fame Class of 2012: Dustin Fox, GlenOak, 1998-2000 | FridayNightOhio.com |access-date=2013-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042158/http://www.fridaynightohio.com/news/stark-hs-hall-fame-class-2012-dustin-fox-glenoak-1998-2000 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*2002 [[BCS National Championship]] as a member of the Ohio State Buckeyes<ref name="Fox Fan Bio" /><ref name="Fox All Ohio" /><ref name="Fox HoF" />

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160320062523/http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/dustin-fox/62dc17f0-1f87-4b5d-a342-be20a6ddae3f/ Buffalo Bills bio]

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