 Phillips with the San Diego Chargers in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1992-03-28)March 28, 1992 (age 32) Garland, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Garland | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas (2010–2013) | ||||||||||||||
| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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Adrian Phillips (born March 28, 1992) is an American professionalfootballsafety. He playedcollege football for theTexas Longhorns and joined theSan Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2014. During the 2018 season, he earnedPro Bowl and first-teamAll-Pro honors. Phillips joined the Patriots in 2020.
Phillips playedhigh school football atGarland High School inGarland, Texas. Phillips was an all-state, all-area and two-time first-team all-district selection while playing offense and defense for the Owls. He was a member ofESPNU's top 150 national prospects, ranked as the 14th-best athlete by ESPNU and 25th-best athlete byRivals. He recorded 72 receptions for 1,307 yards and 14 TDs, 1,111 rushing yards, 14 rushing TDs, 949 passing yards, five passing touchdowns, 87 tackles, a forced fumble, and three interceptions.[1]
Phillips played for theTexas Longhorns from 2010 to 2013. He played in 50 games, starting 28. He was a 2013 honorable mention All-Big 12 coaches choice. Phillips had 206 career tackles and was a team captain in the 2013 season.[1]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft9+7⁄8 in (1.77 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) | 8+3⁄8 in (0.21 m) | 4.58 s | 1.58 s | 2.70 s | 4.29 s | 7.10 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 13 reps | |
| All values from Texas'Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
On June 16, 2014, theSan Diego Chargers signed Phillips after he went undrafted in the2014 NFL draft.[3] On August 31, 2014, the San Diego Chargers waived Phillips. After clearing waivers, he was signed to their practice squad. On September 23, 2014, Phillips was waived from the Chargers' practice squad. On September 29, 2014, the San Diego Chargers' re-signed Phillips to their practice squad.[4] On October 1, 2014, Phillips was released from the Chargers' practice squad, but he was re-signed to the practice squad on October 7, 2014. On November 1, 2014, the San Diego Chargers promoted Phillips to the active roster. On November 2, 2014, Phillips made his professional regular season debut and recorded one tackle during a 37–0 loss at theMiami Dolphins in Week 9.[5][6] On November 3, 2014, the San Diego Chargers released Phillips, but re-signed him to their practice squad the following day.[5][7] On November 29, 2014, the San Diego Chargers released Phillips and re-signed him to their practice squad on December 2, 2014.[5] He finished his rookie campaign with one tackle and appeared in three games.
Phillips entered training camp slated as a backup safety and competed for a roster spot againstGordon Hill andJohnny Lowdermilk. On September 5, 2015, the San Diego Chargers released Phillips, but subsequently signed him to their practice squad the following day.[8][9] On October 12, 2015, the San Diego Chargers released Phillips from their practice squad.[10] On October 14, 2015, the Chargers re-signed him to their practice squad. On October 20, 2015, the San Diego Chargers signed him to their active roster.[11]
Throughout training camp, Phillips competed for roster spot as a backup safety againstDexter McCoil,Darrell Stuckey, and Adrian MacDonald.[12] Head coachMike McCoy named Phillips the backup strong safety to begin the regular season, behindJahleel Addae.
Phillips was inactive as a healthy scratch for the first two games (Weeks 1–2). On October 2, 2016, Phillips recorded three combined tackles, a pass deflection, and made his first career interception during a 35–34 loss against theNew Orleans Saints. Phillips intercepted a pass attempt byDrew Brees, that was originally intended for wide receiverMichael Thomas, during the fourth quarter.[13] In Week 10, Phillips recorded a season-high seven combined tackles (six solo) during a 31–24 loss against the Dolphins. He finished the2016 NFL season 38 combined tackles (25 solo), three pass deflections, and one interception in 14 games and five starts.
On September 11, 2017, in the season opener against theDenver Broncos onMonday Night Football, Phillips had an interception off of quarterbackTrevor Siemian that helped set up a scoring drive for the Chargers.[14] He played in 15 games with four starts as the No. 3 safety behindJahleel Addae andTre Boston.
On March 14, 2018, Phillips re-signed with the Chargers.[15] He played in 16 games with seven starts, recording a career-high 94 combined tackles, nine passes defensed, one interception, and a forced fumble. He was named to his first Pro Bowl and was named first-team All-Pro, both as a special teamer.
On March 15, 2019, Phillips re-signed with the Chargers.[16] He entered the season as a starting safety following an injury toDerwin James. He suffered a broken arm in Week 2 and was placed on injured reserve on September 17, 2019.[17] He was designated for return from injured reserve on November 14, 2019, and began practicing with the team again. He was activated on November 30.[18]
On March 21, 2020, theNew England Patriots signed Phillips to a two-year, $6 million contract that includes $3 million guaranteed and asigning bonus of $1.50 million.[19]
Phillips made his debut with the Patriots in Week 1 against the Dolphins. During the game, Phillips intercepted a pass thrown byRyan Fitzpatrick in the 21–11 win.[20]In Week 15 against the Miami Dolphins, Phillips recorded his first career sack onTua Tagovailoa during the 22–12 loss.[21]
In Week 8 of the 2021 season, Phillips had three tackles and two interceptions, including a 26-yard pick-six, in a 27–24 win over his former team, the Chargers, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week.[22] On January 1, 2022, Phillips signed a three-year contract extension with the Patriots.[23] He was released on February 19, 2024.[24]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2014 | SDG | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | SDG | 9 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | SDG | 14 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | LAC | 15 | 4 | 63 | 50 | 13 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | LAC | 16 | 7 | 94 | 65 | 29 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | LAC | 7 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NWE | 16 | 16 | 109 | 76 | 33 | 1.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NWE | 17 | 13 | 92 | 56 | 36 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NWE | 17 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 29 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NWE | 17 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | 62 | 535 | 354 | 181 | 1.0 | 22 | 11 | 118 | 1 | 39 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2018 | LAC | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NWE | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||