Dye opened training camp with Bengals and played in preseason, but spent regular season on Reserve/Injured list ... Played four seasons at UCLA (2008-11), totaling 207 tackles with one INT and one fumble return TD.
Dye opened training camp with Bengals and played in preseason, but spent regular season on Reserve/Injured list ... Played four seasons at UCLA (2008-11), totaling 207 tackles with one INT and one fumble return TD.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed with Bengals as a college free agent on 5-12-12.
2012 RECAP: Played in preseason Games 1 and 4 ... Logged four total tackles (including two solos) ... Also had one special teams tackle ... Was placed on Reserve/Injured list on Aug. 31 due to an ankle injury suffered Aug. 10 vs. N.Y. Jets.
COLLEGE: Three-year starter (2009-11) at UCLA ... Battled neck and ankle injuries during senior season, limiting him to seven games, with five starts, totaling 15 tackles ... As a junior, started all 12 games at strong safety and led team in tackles (96) and pass breakups (nine), with one INT ... Earned PAC-10 honorable mention honors as a junior, was co-winner of team’s MVP award and won award for team’s outstanding defensive player for his performance against archrival USC ... Started all 13 games at strong safety as a sophomore, logging 73 tackles, with one TD — a 28-yard fumble return vs. Arizona ... Appeared in 11 games as a freshman, logging 15 tackles.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Corona, Calif. ... Attended Santiago High School, where he was a three-year letterman and starred as a two-way player ... Also lettered in track and field in high school ... Father, Mark, played baseball with the Houston Astros organization ... Majored in history at UCLA.
