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Total tackles:	31
Forced fumbles:	2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jason Phillips
	Philips during Ravens practice at M&T Bank Stadium in August 2011
No. 58, 53
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	February 14, 1986 (age 38); Waller, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Waller (TX)
College:	TCU
NFL draft:	2009 / round: 5 / pick: 137
Career history
	Baltimore Ravens (2009−2011); Carolina Panthers (2011−2012); Philadelphia Eagles (2013);
Career highlights and awards
	2× First-team All-MW (2006, 2008); 2× Second-team All-MW (2005, 2007);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	31
Forced fumbles:	2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Jason Wesley Phillips (born February 14, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU).

Phillips was also a member of the Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles.

Early life

Phillips played quarterback and linebacker at Waller High School in Waller, Texas, where he was coached by his father, Jim Phillips. He also served as the Bulldogs' long snapper. As a senior in 2003, he threw for 1,070 yards and rushed for 1,291 to earn District 18-4A MVP honors. He also ran track at Waller, and was a regional qualifier in the 110 meter hurdles.

College career

Once at TCU, Phillips redshirted in 2004 as a fullback. In 2005, he was moved to linebacker and immediately earned a starting job. His first collegiate game was a 17-10 win against Oklahoma in Norman. That year, Phillips led the Horned Frogs in tackles and helped them win their first-ever Mountain West Conference Championship. He became the first freshman in conference history to be named All-MWC, as a Second-team selection. He was also named MWC Freshman of the Year by College Football News and Second-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News. As a sophomore in 2006, Phillips was named First-team All-MWC and was second on the team in tackles.^[1]

Heading into his junior season, he started all 25 games of his college career. Recently Dave Campbell's Texas Football selected Phillips to their 2007 Preseason All-Texas College Team.

College awards and honors

Second-team All-MWC (2005)
First-team All-MWC (2006, 2007, and 2008)

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Phillips was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens with the first pick (137th overall) in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft.^[2]

On September 17, 2011, he was waived by Baltimore.

Carolina Panthers

The Carolina Panthers claimed Phillips off of waivers on September 19.

Philadelphia Eagles

Phillips signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 12, 2013.^[3]

On July 29, 2013, Phillips tore his right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the Eagles' first training camp of the preseason.^[4] On August 19, 2014, Phillips was released in the first round of roster cuts.

References

^ "Father's advice serves him well: Today's East-West Shrine Game will be one last chance for linebacker Jason Phillips to show A&M's loss was a gain for TCU".
^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ Eagles keep the signings coming with Chung, Phillips
^ Mosher, Geoff (July 29, 2013), Training camp nutshell: Jason Phillips hurt, CSN Philly, archived from the original on July 29, 2013, retrieved July 29, 2013

External links

TCU Horned Frogs bio

[1] "Father's advice serves him well: Today's East-West Shrine Game will be one last chance for linebacker Jason Phillips to show A&M's loss was a gain for TCU".

[2] "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

[3] Eagles keep the signings coming with Chung, Phillips

[4] Mosher, Geoff (July 29, 2013), Training camp nutshell: Jason Phillips hurt, CSN Philly, archived from the original on July 29, 2013, retrieved July 29, 2013

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-*[[Carolina Panthers]] ({{NFL Year|2011}}−{{NFL Year|2012}})
-*[[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})*
+* [[Baltimore Ravens]] ({{NFL Year|2009}}−{{NFL Year|2011}})
+* [[Carolina Panthers]] (2011−{{NFL Year|2012}})
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-'''Jason Wesley Phillips''' (born February 14, 1986) is a former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was drafted by the [[Baltimore Ravens]] in the fifth round of the [[2009 NFL Draft]]. He played [[college football]] at [[TCU Horned Frogs football|Texas Christian University (TCU)]].
+'''Jason Wesley Phillips''' (born February 14, 1986) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[linebacker]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was selected by the [[Baltimore Ravens]] in the fifth round of the [[2009 NFL draft]]. He played [[college football]] at [[TCU Horned Frogs football|Texas Christian University (TCU)]].
-Phillips also played for the [[Carolina Panthers]] and [[Philadelphia Eagles]].
+Phillips was also a member of the [[Carolina Panthers]] and [[Philadelphia Eagles]].
-==Early years==
+==Early life==
 Phillips played [[quarterback]] and linebacker at [[Waller High School]] in [[Waller, Texas]], where he was coached by his father, Jim Phillips.  He also served as the Bulldogs' [[long snapper]].  As a senior in 2003, he threw for 1,070 yards and rushed for 1,291 to earn District 18-4A MVP honors.  He also ran [[Track and field|track]] at Waller, and was a regional qualifier in the [[110 metre hurdles|110 meter hurdles]].
 ==College career==
-Once at TCU, Phillips [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirted]] in 2004 as a [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]].  In 2005, he was moved to linebacker and immediately earned a starting job.  His first collegiate game was a 17-10 win against [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] in [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]].  That year, Phillips led the [[TCU Horned Frogs football|Horned Frogs]] in tackles and helped them win their first-ever [[Mountain West Conference]] Championship.  He became the first freshman in conference history to be named All-MWC, as a Second Team selection.  He was also named MWC Freshman of the Year by [[College Football News]] and Second Team Freshman All-America by [[The Sporting News]].  As a sophomore in 2006, Phillips was named First Team All-MWC and was second on the team in tackles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6216235.html|title=Father’s advice serves him well: Today’s East-West Shrine Game will be one last chance for linebacker Jason Phillips to show A&M’s loss was a gain for TCU}}</ref>
+Once at TCU, Phillips [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirted]] in 2004 as a [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]].  In 2005, he was moved to linebacker and immediately earned a starting job.  His first collegiate game was a 17-10 win against [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] in [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]].  That year, Phillips led the [[TCU Horned Frogs football|Horned Frogs]] in tackles and helped them win their first-ever [[Mountain West Conference]] Championship.  He became the first freshman in conference history to be named All-MWC, as a Second-team selection.  He was also named MWC Freshman of the Year by [[College Football News]] and Second-team Freshman All-America by [[The Sporting News]].  As a sophomore in 2006, Phillips was named First-team All-MWC and was second on the team in tackles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6216235.html|title=Father's advice serves him well: Today's East-West Shrine Game will be one last chance for linebacker Jason Phillips to show A&M's loss was a gain for TCU}}</ref>
 Heading into his junior season, he started all 25 games of his college career.  Recently [[Dave Campbell's Texas Football]] selected Phillips to their 2007 Preseason All-Texas College Team.
 ===College awards and honors===
-*Second team All-MWC (2005)
+*Second-team All-MWC (2005)
-*First team All-MWC (2006, 2007, and 2008)
+*First-team All-MWC (2006, 2007, and 2008)
 ==Professional career==
 ===Baltimore Ravens===
-Phillips was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens with the 1st pick (137th overall) in the 5th Round of the [[2009 NFL Draft]].
+Phillips was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens with the first pick (137th overall) in the fifth round of the [[2009 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/draft.htm |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
 On September 17, 2011, he was waived by Baltimore.
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 Phillips signed with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] on March 12, 2013.<ref>[http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/12/eagles-keep-the-signings-coming-with-chung-phillips/ Eagles keep the signings coming with Chung, Phillips]</ref>
-On July 29, 2013, Phillips tore his right [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)]] in the Eagles' first training camp of the preseason.<ref>{{Citation|last=Mosher |first=Geoff |title=Training camp nutshell: Jason Phillips hurt |publisher=CSN Philly |date=July 29, 2013 |url=http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/training-camp-nutshell-jason-phillips-hurt |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130729214853/http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/training-camp-nutshell-jason-phillips-hurt |archivedate=July 29, 2013 |accessdate=July 29, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> On August 19, 2014 Phillips was released in the first round of roster cuts.
+On July 29, 2013, Phillips tore his right [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)]] in the Eagles' first training camp of the preseason.<ref>{{Citation|last=Mosher |first=Geoff |title=Training camp nutshell: Jason Phillips hurt |publisher=CSN Philly |date=July 29, 2013 |url=http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/training-camp-nutshell-jason-phillips-hurt |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130729214853/http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/training-camp-nutshell-jason-phillips-hurt |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |access-date=July 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On August 19, 2014, Phillips was released in the first round of roster cuts.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071216094539/http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/phillips_jason00.html TCU Horned Frogs bio]
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 [[Category:1986 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Players of American football from Texas]]
 [[Category:American football linebackers]]
-[[Category:TCU Horned Frogs football players]]
 [[Category:Baltimore Ravens players]]
 [[Category:Carolina Panthers players]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Waller County, Texas]]
 [[Category:Philadelphia Eagles players]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Harris County, Texas]]
+[[Category:TCU Horned Frogs football players]]