Shaun Phillips
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| San Diego Chargers — No. 95 | |
| Outside linebacker | |
| Date of birth: March 13, 1981 | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 262 lb (119 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2004 for the San Diego Chargers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Purdue | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Shaun Phillips (born May 13, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American football outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers. Phillips is known as "The Other Guy" or "The Other Shaun/Shawne", as counterpart outside linebacker Shawne Merriman gets most of the fanfare and publicity.
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[edit] Early years
Phillips grew up in Willingboro, New Jersey and attended Willingboro High School in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, lettering in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was an All-City selection, an All-South Jersey selection, and an All-State selection.[1]
[edit] College career
Phillips attended and played for Purdue University from 1999 to 2003. He started 49 straight games and graduated as Purdue's all-time sacks leader with 33.5. As a senior, he was a second-team All-American and was first-team all-conference. He also caught two touchdowns as a tight end during his college career.
[edit] NFL career
[edit] 2004 NFL Draft
Phillips was drafted by the Chargers 98th overall in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft and was the 2nd Purdue player selected after Nick Hardwick who went in the 3rd round.
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| Weight | 40 yd | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | BP | Wonderlic | |||
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| 255 lb (116 kg)* | 4.69s | 4.23s* | 6.56s* | 33 in (83.8 cm)* | 19[2] | X | |||
(* represents NFL Combine)
[edit] San Diego Chargers
As a rookie, Shaun Phillips played in all 16 games and was second on the team with four sacks. He continued to improve in his second season as he recorded seven sacks in 15 games, good for second on the team.
Prior to the 2006 season, Phillips had mostly been used as a pass rush specialist rather than an every-down linebacker. But with the September 2006 shooting of teammate Steve Foley, Phillips moved into the starting right outside linebacker spot previously occupied by Foley. He made an instant impact and finished his first season as a starter tied for 9th in sacks in the NFL despite missing 2 games with a midseason calf injury. He was a second alternate for the 2007 Pro Bowl. Phillips starts opposite Shawne Merriman as the weak side or "will" outside linebacker and usually lines up opposite the other team's tight end on the weak side.
On February 20, 2007, Phillips signed a six-year contract extension with the Chargers through 2012 with $13 Million guaranteed the first 2 years.[3]
In the 2007 season that just ended recently, he has 8.5 sacks.
[edit] References
- ^ Shaun Phillips player profile, San Diego Chargers. Accessed July 20, 2007. "Shaun grew up in Willingboro, New Jersey, not far from Giants Stadium where the New York Jets play their home games....all-state, All-South Jersey and all-city at Willingboro High School in Willingboro, New Jersey"
- ^ Packers.com » News » Stories » April 12, 2004: Gil Brandt's NFL Draft Analysis By Position: Defensive Ends
- ^ CFX - Chargers Football Xtra: CFX: Contract Tracker
[edit] External links
- Shaun Phillips profile at San Diego Chargers
