Andy Phillips (center)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Andy Phillips
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| position = Center
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|7|31|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 303
| high_school = Waverly (MI)
| college = Central Michigan
| undraftedyear = 2015
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
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| highlights =
- First-team All-MAC (2014)
- Named to the Lombardi Award watch list (2014)
- Second-team All-MAC (2013)
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Andy Phillips (born July 31, 1991) is a former American football center. He played college football at Central Michigan.
Early life
Phillips attended Waverly Senior High School in his hometown Lansing, Michigan. He was a four-year starter and finished his career with 510 tackles, and was a four-time all-conference selection.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmuchippewas.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/andy_phillips_896281.html |title=CMU Chippewas bio page |author= |website=CMUChippewas.com |access-date=May 13, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085527/http://www.cmuchippewas.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/andy_phillips_896281.html |archivedate=May 18, 2015 }}
College career
Phillips redshirted his first year (2010) at Central Michigan University. In 2011, he started the final five games of the season at center. For the three subsequent years, he started every game at left guard, racking up a team-high 43 consecutive starts.
Professional career
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2
| weight = 300
| dash = 5.05
| ten split = 1.79
| twenty split = 2.89
| shuttle = 4.75
| cone drill = 7.63
| vertical = 30
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 2
| bench = 26
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| note = All values from CMU Pro Day{{cite web |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=111316&draftyear=2015&genpos=OG |title=NFL Draft Scout bio page |author= |date= |website=NFLDraftScout.com |publisher= |access-date=May 13, 2015}}
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On May 11, 2015, Phillips was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers, after participating in their rookie orientation camp on a tryout basis.{{cite news |last=Hodkiewicz |first=Weston |date=May 11, 2015 |title=Packers sign second-round pick Rollins |url=http://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/insidersblog/2015/05/11/packers-sign-second-round-pick-rollins/27142859/ |newspaper=Press-Gazette Media |location=Green Bay, WI |access-date=May 13, 2015 }} Reportedly, he worked exclusively at center during the open portions of the camp.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085527/http://www.cmuchippewas.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/andy_phillips_896281.html CMU Chippewas bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Lansing, Michigan
Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football players