He was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and Tennessee Titans.

Dickerson attended West Allegheny High School in Imperial, Pennsylvania, where he played a variety of positions, including wide receiver, running back, quarterback, defensive back and kick returner.

Dickerson was named AP Pennsylvania Class AAA Player of the Year following his senior season.

In his initial year at Pittsburgh, Dickerson played in eight games as a true freshman, primarily seeing time at wide receiver and on the kick return unit.

As sophomore he was switched over to defense, and played in all 12 games as a reserve strongside linebacker and had 15 total tackles.

His junior year was his first season at tight end, and Dickerson played in 13 games, starting two.

[8] He was placed on practice squad injured reserve on January 25, 2012, shortly after the Patriots won the AFC Championship Game.

[15] He suffered a concussion in the second half of a game against the New York Giants, but did not report it until dropping a pass in overtime.

[21] Following his football career, Dickerson was a weekend and pre-game host for the Pitt Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers on 93.7 The Fan.