22 Facts About Phillip Buchanon

Phillip Buchanon played college football at the University of Miami, and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2002 NFL draft.

Phillip Buchanon played high school football at Lehigh Senior High School in Lehigh Acres, Florida where he started at both running back and defensive back.

Phillip Buchanon finished his career with 102 tackles and seven interceptions.

Phillip Buchanon posted personal bests of 10.5 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.8 in the 200 meters, and was timed at 4.3 seconds in the 40-yard dash.

Phillip Buchanon joined the Hurricanes' track team in 2001, and won the 60 meters at the Meyo Invitational, recording a career-best time of 6.79 seconds.

Phillip Buchanon finished his career with 88 tackles and seven interceptions on defense, and 32 punt returns for 477 yards and two touchdowns as a returner.

Phillip Buchanon was drafted by the Oakland Raiders 17th overall in the 2002 NFL draft.

Phillip Buchanon spent three seasons with the Raiders recording 122 tackles and 11 interceptions.

Phillip Buchanon spent two years in Houston playing in 14 games, recording 37 tackles.

Phillip Buchanon played four games for the Texans in 2006 before being released on October 16,2006.

Phillip Buchanon signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 17,2006.

Phillip Buchanon finished the 2006 season with the Buccaneers recording 24 tackles and intercepting two passes.

Phillip Buchanon was signed by the Detroit Lions on March 4,2009, to help the secondary after the 2008 season.

Phillip Buchanon played in 13 games for the Lions recording 43 tackles, a sack, and 4 passes defended.

Phillip Buchanon signed with the Washington Redskins on March 29,2010.

On November 5,2011, Phillip Buchanon was placed on injured reserve having played in only one game the entire season in Week 7 against the Carolina Panthers.

Phillip Buchanon is the cousin of former Tennessee Titans defensive end Jevon Kearse.

Phillip Buchanon was offered a $500,000 contract by the Cincinnati Reds to play baseball but ultimately decided to play football instead.

Phillip Buchanon refused to pay the cash to her, noting among other objections: "If you do the math, one million dollars divided by 18 years of raising me was approximately $55,555.55 a year in restitution," an amount he considered excessive.

Phillip Buchanon instead bought her an upscale home to occupy and paid the house's mortgage and maintenance costs; she used his childhood home as a rental property.

Phillip Buchanon reported that she took the cash and moved back to his childhood home, only to eventually lose it to foreclosure.

In 2016, Phillip Buchanon launched a board game, New Money: Staying Rich, designed to teach principles of financial literacy and management.