Del'Shawn Phillips

Del'Shawn Phillips (born October 9, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Illinois.

Del'Shawn Phillips
Free agent
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-09) October 9, 1996
Highland Park, Michigan
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Cass Technical
(Detroit, Michigan)
College:Illinois
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Phillips had committed to play college football at Western Michigan, but was ruled academically ineligible. He spent a year away from football and took online courses at Mott Community College before enrolling at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas.[1] As a freshman, he recorded 72 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks. Phillips finished his sophomore season with 95 tackles as the Broncbusters won the 2016 NJCAA National Football Championship. He initially committed to transfer to Arizona for the final two season of eligibility, but changed his commitment to Illinois.[2]

Phillips was named a starter at linebacker going into his first season at Illinois and finished the season as the Fighting Illini's leading tackler with 85.[3] He was voted a team captain as a senior and again led the team with 95 tackles and also interceptions with four and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference.[4]

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Phillips was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019.[5] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.[6]

Buffalo Bills

Phillips was signed by the Buffalo Bills to their practice squad on October 30, 2019.[7] He spent the remainder of the season on the practice squad and signed a futures contract with the team on January 6, 2020.[8] Phillips made his NFL debut in the Bills' season opener against the New York Jets on September 13, 2020.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on October 12, 2020, after suffering a quad injury in Week 1.[10] He was activated on November 7, 2020.[11] He was placed back on injured reserve on November 13.[12] On January 20, 2021, Phillips was waived by the Bills.[13]

References
  1. Werner, Jeremy (August 30, 2018). "Illini LB Del'Shawn Phillips making most of his 'Last Chance U'". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. Gertsmeier, Matt (September 7, 2017). "Linebacker Del'Shawn Phillips took long road to Illinois". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. "Lone senior on defense Del'Shawn Phillips leading from linebacker spot". Herald & Review. August 6, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. Werner, Jeremy (April 27, 2020). "SIGNED: Atlanta Falcons sign Illini LB Del'Shawn Phillips". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  5. McFadden, Will (April 29, 2019). "Falcons agree to terms with 16 undrafted college free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  6. Urben, Matt (August 31, 2019). "Falcons 2019 roster cuts: Full list of released players". Falcons Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. "NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/30/19". ProFootballRumors.com. October 30, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. Wojton, Nick (January 6, 2020). "Bills sign 10 players to reserve/ future contracts". Bills Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  9. Stevens, Matthew (September 14, 2020). "NFL Illini - Week 1: Tracking Former Illini In National Football League". SI.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  10. Alper, Josh (October 13, 2020). "Bills promote Deon Lacey, put Del'Shawn Phillips on IR". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  11. "Bills place Matt Milano on injured reserve; activate LB Del'Shawn Phillips". BuffaloBills.com. November 7, 2020.
  12. Wojton, Nick (November 13, 2020). "Season over for Bills LB Del'Shawn Phillips". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  13. "Del'Shawn Phillips: Waived by Bills". CBS Sports. January 20, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
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