Ryan Phillips (American football)
Not to be confused with Ryan Phillips.
| No. 91, 56 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: | February 7, 1974 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Renton, Washington | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Auburn (WA) | ||||||||||
| College: | University of Idaho | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1997 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Richard Ryan Phillips (born February 7, 1974 in Renton, Washington) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for five seasons for the New York Giants and the Indianapolis Colts. He was a third round draft selection in the 1997 NFL Draft, the 68th overall pick. At the time, one of his hobbies was skydiving.[1]
Phillips played high school football in the Seattle area at Auburn Senior High School in Auburn, Washington, and college football for the Vandals of the University of Idaho in Moscow. He was the Big Sky Conference defensive player of the year and an All-American (Division I-AA) as a junior in 1995 at defensive end. Phillips moved to outside linebacker as a senior in 1996.[2]
References
- ↑ Sahlberg, Bert (April 19, 1997). "Idaho: Phillips' daredevil hobby catches recruiters' eyes". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B.
- ↑ Sullivan, Tim (August 28, 1996). "Linebacker life suits Idaho sack-master Phillips". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 1B.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • Pro-Football-Reference • Databasefootball.com
| ||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, November 17, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.