Dashaun Phillips
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Phillips with the Washington Redskins in 2016 | |||||||||||
| No. 35 Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 3, 1991 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Duncanville (TX) | ||||||||||
| College: | Tarleton State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2016 | |||||||||||
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Dashaun Phillips (born January 3, 1991) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tarleton State University, and signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
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.[1] 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.[2]
The Jets waived/injured him on September 1, 2015.[3] 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.[4] He was promoted to the active roster on November 27 to replace Chris Culliver, who was placed on the team's injured reserve.[5] 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.[6]
Phillips was waived on November 12, 2016 and was re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[7][8] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 2, 2016.[9]
References
- ↑ Archer, Todd (May 12, 2014). "Cowboys add Dashaun Phillips to undrafted list". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (December 30, 2014). "Jets Sign Simms, Plus 8 to Reserve/Future Deals". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ↑ Shpigel, Ben (September 1, 2015). "Jets Put Jace Amaro on Injured Reserve With Shoulder Injury". NYTimes.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 15, 2015). "Redskins Add Will Blackmon To Secondary". Redskins.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ↑ "11/27: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ↑ Keim, John (January 3, 2016). "Redskins CB Dashaun Phillips taken to hospital with neck injury". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "11/12: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ "11/15: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 15, 2016.
- ↑ "12/2: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. December 2, 2016.