Joe Phillips (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1963)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Joe Phillips

| number = 91, 75, 66

| position = Defensive tackle
Defensive end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|7|15|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 298

| high_school = Columbia River
(Vancouver, Washington)

| college = Oregon St.
SMU

| draftyear = 1986

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 93

| pastteams =

• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1986}})
• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1987|1991}})
• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1992|1997}})
• St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|1998}})
• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1999}})

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 399

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 24.5

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 6

| pfr = PhilJo20

}}

Joseph Gordon Phillips (born July 15, 1963) is a former professional American football defensive tackle who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Phillips competed collegiately for Southern Methodist University, where he also was an All-American thrower for the SMU Mustangs track and field team. Phillips placed 6th in the shot put at the 1985 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=1&series=3369&event=25 |title=Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}}

After his football career he became an attorney and talk show host. The USA Today All-Joe Team is named in his honor.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/01/24/all-joe-usa-today-broncos-seahawks/4813797/|title=USA TODAY Sports' 22nd All-Joe team full of unsung Seahawks, Broncos

|first=Nate |last=Davis|work=USA Today|date=January 24, 2014}}