Dean was also a member of the Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.

In college, Dean helped lead the Blazers to the 2007 NCAA Division II national championship as just a freshman.

[citation needed] After waiting out an NFL lockout in 2011, Dean graduated from Valdosta State and signed his free agent rookie contract with the Minnesota Vikings on the same day.

Dean briefly joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but did not make an appearance for the team.

After five seasons in the NFL Dean joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

He played in all 18 regular season games, amassing 78 defensive tackles, two sacks and an interception.

[5] On July 8, 2021, Dean tore his Achilles' tendon in a workout ahead of training camp.