He attended GlenOak High School, where he played football and was a First-team Division I Associated Press All-Ohio selection on defense as a junior and senior.
Fox was a four-year starter for Ohio State University, who won the BCS National Championship in 2002 by winning the Fiesta Bowl.
[2] Fox fractured the radius bone in his left arm in training camp while tackling running back Mewelde Moore, during the first session in full gear,[3] and was released on September 2, 2006.
[6] Fox was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad as a wide receiver, but was shortly moved back to the secondary.
[6] Beginning in 2010 (following his retirement from the NFL), Fox was signed by Cleveland ABC affiliate WEWS channel 5 to be their Ohio State Buckeyes football analyst.
[10] He was the radio color analyst for home broadcasts of the Cleveland Gladiators Arena Football League team when the games aired on WKRK.