Ryan Phillips (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}}
{{distinguish|Ryan Phillips}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ryan Phillips
| number = 91, 56
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|2|7}}
| birth_place = Renton, Washington, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 252
| high_school = Auburn (WA)
| college = Idaho
| draftyear = 1997
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 68
| pastteams =
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1997|2000}})
- Oakland Raiders (2001)*
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2001}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2002}})*
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 201
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 3.5
| statlabel3 = Interceptions
| statvalue3 = 4
| statlabel4 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue4 = 1
| pfr = PhilRy20
}}
Richard Ryan Phillips (born February 7, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) 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.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} At the time, one of his hobbies was skydiving.{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=frReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2845,971631|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|last=Sahlberg |first=Bert|title=Idaho: Phillips' daredevil hobby catches recruiters' eyes|date=April 19, 1997|page=1B}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f88qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P9EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2177,5649161|newspaper=Moscow-Pullman Daily News|title=Linebacker life suits Idaho sack-master Phillips|last=Sullivan|first=Tim|date=August 28, 1996|page=1B}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1997 | NYG
| 10 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | NYG
| 16 || 3 || 21 || 15 || 6 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | NYG
| 16 || 16 || 77 || 54 || 23 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | NYG
| 16 || 15 || 58 || 42 || 16 || 1.5 || 2 || 22 || 0 || 12 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | IND
| 13 || 6 || 44 || 32 || 12 || 1.0 || 1 || 18 || 0 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 71 | 40 | 201 | 144 | 57 | 3.5 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2000 | NYG
| 3 || 2 || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
- {{Football stats |nfl=PHI619733 |cfl= |afl= |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |fox= |si= |pfr=P/PhilRy20 |dbf=PHILLRYA01 |rotoworld= }}
{{Giants1997DraftPicks}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Renton, Washington
Category:Players of American football from King County, Washington
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Idaho Vandals football players
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Indianapolis Colts players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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