Dashaun Phillips

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Dashaun Phillips
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Phillips with the Washington Redskins in 2016
No. 31, 32, 35, 38, 41
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1991-01-03) January 3, 1991 (age 33)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Duncanville
(Duncanville, Texas)
College: Tarleton State
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:14
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Dashaun Phillips (born January 3, 1991) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Tarleton State University, and signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

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Phillips was also a member of the New York Jets, Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Renegades.

Early life

Phillips was born in 1991 in Duncanville, Texas as one of five children to a mother named Cassandra. His siblings include Zion, Asia, Tara, and Jack. Phillips graduated in 2008 from Duncanville High School where he played football as a defensive back. In high school football, Phillips earned several accolades including Most Valuable Player as well as 2008 Defensive Back of the Year in District 8-5A. He was also part of the District Championship team in 2008. During his senior year, Phillips was team captain. He lettered three years in both football and track. [1]

College career

Phillips committed to Tarleton State University. After redshirting in 2009, Phillips played the following year, recording 26 unassisted tackles out of a total of 44. He recorded 5 pass breakups and 1 forced fumble. During the 2011 season Phillips tied for No. 3 all-time in the school's history with most interceptions. He received the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year award and led the conference and team with 7 interceptions and 15 passes defended. He was named First-team All-LSC and Named First-team All-Super Region Four. In his final year Phillips recorded 19 unassisted tackles out of a total of 32 and recorded 8 pass breakups, 1 interception and 1 forced fumble. While attending Tarleton State, Phillips majored in kinesiology. [2]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

After going unselected in the 2014 NFL draft, Phillips signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a college free agent on May 12, 2014. [3] He was waived on August 28.

New York Jets

Phillips signed with the practice squad of the New York Jets on October 7, 2014. On December 30, he signed a futures contract with the Jets. [4]

The Jets waived/injured him on September 1, 2015. [5] He was waived off the team's injured reserve with a settlement on September 5, 2015.

Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins signed Phillips to their practice squad on September 15, 2015. [6] He was promoted to the active roster on November 27 to replace Chris Culliver, who was placed on the team's injured reserve. [7] On January 3, 2016, he left the last game of the regular season against the Dallas Cowboys with a severe neck injury. He was carted off and transported to a local hospital where he had feeling in all extremities. [8]

Phillips was waived on November 12, 2016 and was re-signed to the practice squad three days later. [9] [10] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 2, 2016. [11] On December 5, Phillips was once again released by the Redskins and re-signed to the practice squad. [12] [13] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 22, 2016. [14]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On August 23, 2017, Phillips was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers for Lucas Crowley. [15] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Steelers' practice squad the next day. [16] [17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 15, 2018. [18]

On September 1, 2018, Phillips was released by the Steelers. [19]

Dallas Renegades

In 2019, Phillips was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL Draft. [20] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [21]

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  2. ↑ Profile on Tarleton Sports.com
  3. ↑ Archer, Todd (May 12, 2014). "Cowboys add Dashaun Phillips to undrafted list". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Lange, Randy (December 30, 2014). "Jets Sign Simms, Plus 8 to Reserve/Future Deals". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Shpigel, Ben (September 1, 2015). "Jets Put Jace Amaro on Injured Reserve With Shoulder Injury". NYTimes.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 15, 2015). "Redskins Add Will Blackmon To Secondary". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ "11/27: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 27, 2015. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ Keim, John (January 3, 2016). "Redskins CB Dashaun Phillips taken to hospital with neck injury". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ "11/12: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 12, 2016. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "11/15: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ "12/2: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. December 2, 2016. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017.
  12. ↑ Jones, Mike (December 5, 2016). "Redskins waive defensive back Dashaun Phillips". Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ Czarda, Stephen (December 7, 2016). "Redskins Designate Kory Lichtensteiger For Return". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017.
  14. ↑ Czarda, Stephen (December 22, 2016). "Redskins Sign Cornerback Dashaun Phillips To Active Roster". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017.
  15. ↑ Varley, Teresa (August 23, 2017). "Steelers trade for Phillips". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Steelers trim roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Steelers announce practice squad". Steelers.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017.
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