Tony Dye

Anthony Scott Dye (born February 11, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a free safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2012, coming off a broken neck at UCLA. After missing the entire 2012 season due to ankle surgery, Dye was activated against the Cleveland Browns the following year, scoring a touchdown for Cincinnati on a 24-yard return of a blocked punt in his NFL debut.

Dye was the defensive coordinator for the Norco High School Varsity football team in Norco, California for four years. He then took the job as Defensive Coordinator at San Bernardino Valley College. He then served in a coaching fellowship with the San Francisco 49ers in 2019. He then served as the defensive coordinator for Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California for two years, while also serving as the assistant athletic director for one year.

As of 2021, Dye serves as the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of SPARQ.

Early life Anthony Scott Dye, commonly known as "Tony," attended Santiago High School in Corona, California. He was a PrepStar Dream Team selection in high school. He was selected to the SuperPrep All-American team. The injury caused Dye to miss all but three games during his senior year, and took away any chance of being selected in the 2011 NFL draft. On August 31, 2012, he was placed on injured reserve due to ankle injury in which causing him to miss the entire 2012 NFL season. On August 31, 2013, he was released by the Bengals.

In September 2013, Dye re-signed with Bengals, joining the team's practice squad. On November 16, 2013, Dye was promoted to the active roster for a Week 11 game against the Cleveland Browns.

Playing on special teams in the Cleveland game, Dye was charged with obstructing the speedy "gunner" at the outside of the line of the punting team near the line of scrimmage.

2014 season After his release by the Bengals, Dye visited the New York Giants in an effort to sign on with the club, but team physicians discovered a previously undiagnosed heart condition which prevented the Giants from offering him a contract. but on May 14 he opted to medically retire, ending his NFL career as a player.

Coaching career After leaving the NFL, Dye made the acquaintance of the head coach of the Norco High School team while picking a younger brother up at practice. His brother, Troy Dye, plays linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers.

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