Dixon set's timeline for "Decision '11"

Chris Dixon puts players in position during the 2010 IFL playoffs

BILLINGS -- Sources close to Chris Dixon say that the two-time defending United Bowl MVP has set October 16th as the day he will announce what league he will be playing in during the 2011 season.


According to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity Wednesday afternoon, Dixon has told them he will either play in the IFL, where he has led the Billings Outlaws to back-to-back league titles where he was named the title game MVP both times, or move up to play in the Arena Football League.

Dixon has also been offered coaching jobs in various leagues and is even considering retirement, according to the source.


As many fans know, the IFL's rules and regulations are currently geared toward developing players to be successful in upper outdoor leagues (CFL, UFL, NFL) while the AFL's rules and regulations make it tougher for players to make the adjustments to the IFL -- let alone higher outdoor leagues-- more difficult.

With the IFL league meetings in Chicago just a week away, and a rule change that would institute a tight-end on the docket -- it was approved last year but not instituted after several teams voiced displeasure in how it was voted on -- that would make the IFL and AFL more comparable, The 28-year old Dixon's decision may come down to one thing.

National exposure.

The AFL currently has a national tv deal with the NFL Network that televises a "game of the week" and the entire playoffs, something the Indoor Football League does not have.

So what will his decision be? 

The journey begins now.

(for updates on "Decision '11", follow Dixon on twitter at cdixonmvp5 or myself at Ryan_Minch)