Roman Phifer

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Roman Phifer (born March 5, 1968) is an American football linebacker playing for the New York Giants. Phifer played for the New England Patriots, New York Jets, and the St. Louis Rams. He was drafted in 1991 by the Rams. Coming out of UCLA he was the 36th overall pick in the draft. While at UCLA one of his roommates was Eric Turner.

Primarily a backup, he helped the Patriots to win Super Bowl XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVIII, and Super Bowl XXXIX. He played for the Rams when they were in Los Angeles and then St. Louis from 1991-98. Then he played for the New York Jets from 1999-00 before signing with New England in 2001 up to 2004. He is contemplating retirement. In his whole career he played in 211 games. 1134 tackles, 882 were solo, 252 assisted, 29 sacks, and 11 interceptions.

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