TRANSACTIONS:

-           Originally a 4th round (130th pick overall) draft choice by the Denver Broncos in 2006… Placed on reserve/non-football injury list (left foot) by Denver Aug. 29, 2006 and remained there the rest of the season...Waived by the Broncos on Oct. 2, 2000…Awarded off waivers to the Giants on Oct. 3, 2007.

GIANTS NOTES:

-           Hixon’s 290 kickoff return yards in 4 games set the Giants’ career postseason record…The previous mark of 272 yards was held by Ron Dixon.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-           Has played in 16 regular season games with 1 start and in 4 postseason games…Played all of those games in 2007, the first 4 with Denver and the final 12, plus the playoffs, with the Giants.
-           Hixon caught 1 passes for 5 yards and returned 8 kickoffs for 221 yards (a 27.6-yard average) and 1 touchdown for the Giants…He also had 12 kickoff returns for 274 yards and 7 punt returns for 32 yards for the Broncos…In the postseason, Hixon set a Giants postseason record with 290 kickoff return yards on 12 runbacks.
-           Started as the Giants open the game in a 4 wide receiver formation vs. Washington (12/16), but did not have any receptions…Recorded 3 tackles on special teams…Assumed kickoff returns vs. New England (12/29) due to Ahmad Bradshaw’s calf injury…Took advantage of the opportunity by returning 8 kickoffs for 221 yards including a 74-yard return for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter….It was the Giants’ first kickoff return touchdown in 47 games (plus 2 playoff games), since Willie Ponder brought one back 95 yards vs. Arizona on Sept. 11, 2005.
-           Returned 2 kickoffs for 37 yards and had a special teams tackle in the NFC Wild Card Game at Tampa Bay (1/6)…Returned 3 kickoffs for 93 yards and added a special teams tackle in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Dallas (1/13)…Returned 5 kickoffs for 121 yards with a long return of 36 yards in the NFC Championship Game at Green Bay (1/20)…Made a key recovery late in the 4th quarter of a R. W. McQuarters fumble on a punt return with the score tied 20-20…Also had 1 special teams tackle…Returned 2 kickoffs for 39 yards in Super Bowl XLII vs. New England (2/3).
-           In 2006, selected by the Broncos in the 4th round of the NFL Draft, Hixon was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on Aug. 29 with a left foot injury suffered while preparing for the draft…Hixon, who did not play in any preseason games, spent his rookie season on that list with Denver.

COLLEGE:

-           Hixon started 44 career games at the University of Akron, posting 20 starts as a free safety during his first 2 seasons and 24 as a wide receiver in his final 2 years…He caught 141 passes for 2,092 yards (14.8-yard avg.) with 14 touchdowns while returning 42 punts for 475 yards (11.3-yard avg.) with 1 touchdown…Added 49 kickoff returns for 1,171 yards (23.9-yard avg.) with 1 touchdown.
-           Defensively, Hixon totaled 176 career tackles (117 solo), 1 interception, 3 pass breakups and 2 fumble recoveries…He was a team captain as a senior, starting all 13 games and setting school single-season records with 75 receptions and 1,210 yards (the nation’s 8th-highest total) and 8 touchdowns…Was a 2nd-team All-Mid-American Conference choice.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

-        Made a Giants’ “What Moves U” visit to Sparta Middle School in Sparta, N.J., to speak to students about the importance of physical activity.
-        Attended the “Taste of the New York Giants” fundraiser dinner at Giants Stadium.
-        Joined teammates to visit wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C. prior to the Super Bowl champions’ trip to the White House.
-        Greeted fans and signed autographs at the Giants’ 2008 Draft Day Party at Giants Stadium.
-        Visited members of the National Guard at McGuire AFB in New Jersey, and participated in a refueling flight.
-        Attended the United Way of NYC’s 2008 “Gridiron Gala” fundraiser dinner.
-        Participated in the Athletes in Action youth football clinic at Giants Stadium.

PERSONAL:

-           Hixon was a two-way standout at Whitehall-Yearling High School in Columbus, Ohio…As a senior, he had 33 receptions for 429 yards and 4 touchdowns, plus 140 tackles, 5 sacks and 4 interceptions as an honorable mention all-district choice…Hixon also was an honorable mention all-state point guard on Whitehall-Yearling’s basketball team and was a 3e-year letterwinner in baseball.
-           Hixon majored in sports science at Akron…Born in Neukirchen, Germany, Hixon moved to Columbus, Ohio, after spending his formative years in Germany. He can still speak German…Born Oct. 8, 1984.