1. Phillip Gaines was born on April 4,1991 and is an American former professional football cornerback.
32 Facts About Phillip Gaines
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Phillip Gaines was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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Phillip Gaines totalled 110 tackles and four interceptions during his two seasons, and blocked five kicks as a senior, leading Judson to the state title game played at Rice Stadium.
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Phillip Gaines took silver in the long jump at the 2009 Converse Wagner Meet, with a leap of 6.70 meters.
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Phillip Gaines first got his recognition while starring in high school as the overall mvp at the national underclassmen combine and showcase hosted by NUCSports.
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Phillip Gaines recorded 28 total tackles and broke up three passes.
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Phillip Gaines went on to start the next 12 games of the season, recording 36 tackles, including four for loss, four interceptions and nine pass break ups, and was named first team All-C-USA for the second consecutive season.
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Phillip Gaines set a school record by breaking up 38 passes in his career.
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Phillip Gaines was one of 38 cornerbacks and 59 collegiate defensive backs to receive an invitation to perform at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Phillip Gaines had a spectacular performance at the combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills.
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Phillip Gaines tied TCU's Jason Verrett for the second best 40-yard dash time among defensive backs at the combine, finishing only behind Oklahoma State's Justin Gilbert.
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Phillip Gaines finished second in the three-cone drill among his position group behind Oregon's Terrance Mitchell.
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On March 17,2014, Phillip Gaines opted to participate at Rice's pro day, along with ten other prospects.
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Phillip Gaines chose to stand on his combine numbers and only ran positional drills for scouts and team representatives from 23 NFL teams.
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Phillip Gaines had private visits or workouts with the Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, and Miami Dolphins.
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Phillip Gaines was ranked as the seventh best cornerback prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Phillip Gaines started in place of Cooper who was benched after an underwhelming performance while replacing Fleming who suffered a hamstring injury.
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Phillip Gaines finished his rookie season in 2014 with 20 combined tackles and four pass deflections in five starts and 13 games.
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Phillip Gaines entered training camp facing major competition for the starting cornerback job against 2015 first round pick Marcus Peters, Cooper, Fleming, and Sanders Commings.
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Phillip Gaines finished the 2015 season with six combined tackles in three games and three starts.
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Phillip Gaines competed against Steven Nelson, Kenneth Acker, KeiVarae Russell, and Eric Murray for the starting cornerback job left by the departure of Smith during free agency to the Raiders.
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Phillip Gaines was named the starting cornerback opposite Peters to start the 2016 season.
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Phillip Gaines missed four more games throughout the season and lost his starting cornerback job to Nelson and Mitchell.
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Phillip Gaines finished the 2016 season with a total of 44 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, and an interception in 11 games and five starts.
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Phillip Gaines was named the backup behind Peters, Mitchell, and Acker.
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Phillip Gaines played in 14 games with three starts before suffering a dislocated elbow in Week 17.
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Phillip Gaines was placed on injured reserve on January 3,2018.
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Phillip Gaines played in seven games, starting six, before being released on November 6,2018.
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On November 7,2018, Phillip Gaines was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.
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Phillip Gaines was placed on injured reserve on August 31,2019.
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On September 10,2019, Phillip Gaines was signed by the Houston Texans.
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Phillip Gaines was placed on injured reserve on October 21,2019.