- Shaun Phillips
Infobox NFLactive
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currentteam=San Diego Chargers
currentnumber=95
currentpositionplain=Outside linebacker
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|3|13
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=262
debutyear=2004
debutteam=San Diego Chargers
highlights=
*All-time Purdue Sack Leader (33.5)
college=Purdue
draftyear=2004
draftround=4
draftpick=98
pastteams=
*San Diego Chargers (2004-current)
nfl=PHI651521Shaun Phillips (born
May 13 ,1981 inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania ), is anAmerican football outside linebacker for theSan Diego Chargers . Phillips is known as "The Other Guy" or "The Other Shaun/Shawne", as counterpart outside linebackerShawne Merriman gets most of the fanfare and publicity.Early years
Phillips grew up in
Willingboro, New Jersey and attendedWillingboro High School inWillingboro 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. [ [http://chargers.com/team/roster/shaun-phillips.htm Shaun Phillips player profile] ,San Diego Chargers . AccessedJuly 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"]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.NFL career
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.("* represents
NFL Combine ")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 oppositeShawne Merriman as the weak side or "will" outside linebacker and usually lines up opposite the other team'stight 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. [ [http://cfx.signonsandiego.com/sports/chargers/cfx/2007/01/cfx_contract_tracker_1.html CFX - Chargers Football Xtra: CFX: Contract Tracker ] ]
In the 2007 season that just ended recently, he has 8.5 sacks.
Legals
Talk Sports
Shaun Phillips and EAG Sports Management Group have been involved in a legal battle or rather name-calling battle on the Internet with
TalkSports . EAG has been threatening to use their relationship with NBC to get the creator ofTalkSports ,Randy Charles Morin fired from his position with NBC because he is running theTalkSports website. They are also preparing legal action in Canada directly againstRandy Charles Morin .References
External links
* [http://www.spf95.com/ Shaun Phillips Official Website]
* [http://www.talk-sports.net/nfl/fan.aspx/Shaun_Phillips Shaun Phillips Fan Forum]
* [http://www.yardbarker.com/users/ShaunPhillips Shaun Phillips Official Blog on Yardbarker]
* [http://chargers.com/team/roster/shaun-phillips.htm Shaun Phillips] profile atSan Diego Chargers
* [http://www.talk-sports.net/game/?guid=20080806014708 Shaun Phillips v TalkSports]
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