1. Kenneth Phillips was born on November 24,1986 and is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League.
30 Facts About Kenny Phillips
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Kenny Phillips was selected by the New York Giants 31st overall in the 2008 NFL draft and won Super Bowl XLVI with the team over the New England Patriots.
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Kenny Phillips played college football at the University of Miami.
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Kenny Phillips was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints.
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Kenny Phillips attended Miami Carol City Senior High in Miami, Florida, where he played safety.
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Kenny Phillips played in the prestigious US Army All-American Bowl.
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In 2004, Kenny Phillips was the nation's top safety prospect and USA Today Defensive Player of the Year.
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Kenny Phillips was a Parade All-American and was selected to the PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team.
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Kenny Phillips was rated the nation's No 1 safety prospect by leading college recruiting magazines Rivals and Scout and the No 12 and No 10 overall prospect by Rivals and Scout respectively.
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Kenny Phillips was considered the No 1 prospect in Dade County by The Miami Herald and the No 1 prospect in the state by the Orlando Sentinel.
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Kenny Phillips chose to attend the University of Miami over Tennessee, Florida State and North Carolina State.
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Kenny Phillips ranked third on the team with 67 tackles, recovered two fumbles, broke up four passes and recorded one interception.
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Kenny Phillips interception came against the Clemson Tigers in triple overtime and sealed the win for the Hurricanes.
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Kenny Phillips started 10 games out of 10 at strong safety, missing only three games due to a torn ACL.
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Kenny Phillips ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 54 total, broke up 6 passes, and recorded 4 interceptions.
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Kenny Phillips earned "ACC Defensive Back of the Week" honors for his play against Duke in which he tied a University of Miami record with three interceptions in one game.
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Kenny Phillips was named to the 2006 All-ACC Academic Football Team.
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Kenny Phillips started 12 games out of 12 at safety.
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Kenny Phillips ranked second on the team with a career-high 83 tackles, made 6.5 tackles for loss, forced three fumbles, broke up 5 passes, and intercepted 2 passes.
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Kenny Phillips was selected in the first round by the New York Giants in the 2008 NFL draft.
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Many experts claimed there were no safeties in the draft worth a 1st-round pick, aside from Kenny Phillips; as expected, he was the only safety drafted in the 1st-round.
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Kenny Phillips's selection continued the remarkable streak of University of Miami safeties selected in the 1st-round, the last being Brandon Meriweather, who was selected 24th overall by the New England Patriots in 2007.
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Kenny Phillips got his first start of the season against the Eagles while James Butler was out with an injury.
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Kenny Phillips remained the starter when Butler returned from his injury.
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Kenny Phillips was diagnosed with patellofemoral arthritis in his left knee before the season, and the condition worsened through the first two games of the 2009 season.
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Kenny Phillips believed he would be ready for week one of the 2010 season for the Giants opener against the Carolina Panthers.
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Kenny Phillips signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 14,2013.
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On September 6,2015, Kenny Phillips was released by the Saints.
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Kenny Phillips made his first appearance on September 20,2015, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his first NFL game since 2012.
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Kenny Phillips announced his retirement on July 6,2016, citing injuries as the reason for his retirement.