Dye played college football at UCLA where he wore the number 6. He was named co-winner of UCLA's Henry R. "Red" Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player in his junior season. He was named as an Pac-10 honorable mention in his junior season. A serious injury struck Dye during his senior season, when he fractured his neck in practice. The injury caused Dye to miss all but three games during his senior year, and took away any chance of being selected in the 2011 NFL draft.
Professional career
Cincinnati Bengals
On May 2, 2012, Dye signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent. On August 31, 2012, he was placed on Injured Reserve due to ankle injury in which causing him to miss the entire 2012 NFL season. On August 31, 2013, he was released by the Bengals. In September 2013 Dye resigned with Bengals, joining the team's practice squad. On November 16, 2013, Dye was promoted to the active roster for a Week 11 game against the Cleveland Browns. Playing on special teams in the Cleveland game, Dye was charged with obstructing the speedy "gunner" at the outside of the line of the punting team near the line of scrimmage. During the second quarter, Dye's Bengals teammate Jayson DiManche got his hand on a Browns punt, sending the ball sideways towards Dye. Dye managed to scoop up the ball and return it 24 yards down the sideline to score a Cincinnati touchdown, en route to a 41-20 Bengals victory. Dye was again deactivated for the Bengals' next game and never saw NFL game action again. On December 12, 2013, the Bengals waived Dye.
2014 season
After his release by the Bengals, Dye visited the New York Giants in an effort to sign on with the club, but team physicians discovered a previously undiagnosed heart condition which prevented the Giants from offering him a contract. Dye returned home to Los Angeles, only to be the called the next day by the Oakland Raiders, who invited him to try out with Oakland. Dye was signed by the Raiders as a reserve/future free agent on January 14, 2014, but on May 14 he opted to medically retire, ending his NFL career as a player.
Coaching career
After leaving the NFL, Dye made the acquaintance of the head coach of the Norco High School team while picking a younger brother up at practice. Dye was ultimately hired to a coaching position as defensive coordinator of the Norco squad and remained for 4 years. He then took the job as Defensive Coordinator with San Bernardino Valley College for one year. Most recently he served in a coaching fellowship with the SF 49ers
