Domenik Hixon

  • 2 × winners in Super Bowl (XLII, XLVI )

Domenik Hixon ( born October 8, 1984 in Neunkirchen am Potzberg ) is an American professional American football player at the position of wide receiver. He plays for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League ( NFL) and is also used as a return specialist.

Youth

Raised in Rhineland- Palatinate Hixon, son of a German mother and an African American father, played in his youth not only football, but also soccer, handball, roller hockey, and drove downhill skiing. When he was twelve years old, his family moved around to Columbus, Ohio.

College

After high school, he played college football at the University of Akron. First on the position of the free safeties, but he was then retrained to wide receiver. In this position, he was in the 4th round to 130th place of the NFL Draft in 2006 committed by the Denver Broncos.

NFL

Hixon missed the entire 2006 season because of a foot injury, and in the first game of the 2007 season, he ran for kick -return so unhappy into Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills, Everett that his neck broke and since then is a nursing care. After disappointing performances he was withdrawn from the Broncos out of the squad, but immediately committed by the New York Giants. Hixon graduated from twelve games (including his first from the beginning ), made ​​his first touchdown and was part of that team, which the Super Bowl XLII with 17:14 won against the favored New England Patriots. Hixon 's return in this game, two kick returns for 39 yards extra space. The 2008 season was positive for Hixon: he played 16 games, seven of them from the beginning as a wide receiver, and caught 43 passes for 596 yards space gain and managed his first two touchdowns on offense. In the 2009 season he was re- used rather as a return specialist, which he managed only 15 caught passes ( 187 yards). 2010 was disappointing for Hixon, because he missed the entire season after a cruciate ligament injury. In 2011 he suffered shortly after his comeback another torn ACL in his absence, the Giants won the Super Bowl XLVI: again the Patriots were defeated ( 21:17 ). 2012 Hixon was third behind Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks Wide receiver and played a regular season with 567 yards and two touchdowns space gain, however, the Giants missed the playoffs.

Family

Hixon is the son of Marvin and Birgit Hixon, a sergeant in the U.S. Army. Hixon had up to 18 years, both the German and the U.S. citizenship until he gave the German. Hixon is fluent in German, so he was able to welcome the 2012 committed by the Giants German Markus Kuhn in his native language.

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Columbus (Ohio) Kickoff (gridiron football) Markus Kuhn (American football)
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