it is believed that this change affected dickey's performance on the field. he made just one catch for 34 yards and 6 punt returns for 48 yards in 11 games in the 1968 season. he didn't play in another game until 1971 where he made 4 catches for 78 yards with 1 touchdown and was cut from the team 7 games into the season after dropping a pass against the kansas city chiefs that could have been a touchdown. in 1984, he signed for the denver gold of the united states football league, but he never played for the team.