Wesley Wade Phillips was born on February 17,1979 and is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
19 Facts About Wes Phillips
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Wes Phillips is the son of former Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, and Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips and the grandson of former Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints head coach Bum Phillips.
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Wes Phillips was born on February 17,1979, in Houston, Texas, when his grandfather Bum Phillips was the head coach of the Houston Oilers and his father Wade Phillips was serving as their defensive line coach.
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The younger Phillips attended the University of Texas at El Paso, where he earned three letters playing football for the Miners after playing and graduating from Williamsville North High School.
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Wes Phillips was a backup quarterback during the 2000 season, when UTEP won the Western Athletic Conference title.
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Wes Phillips played professional football in 2002 and 2003 as a quarterback with the San Diego Riptide of the af2 arena football league.
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Wes Phillips helped guide the development of quarterback Dalton Bell, who was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy.
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Wes Phillips remained in Dallas working under his father's successor Jason Garrett, and was promoted to the position of assistant offensive line coach in 2011 and 2012, before being named tight ends coach for the 2013 season.
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In 2014, Wes Phillips joined the Washington Redskins as tight ends coach under new head coach Jay Gruden.
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On February 12,2019, Wes Phillips joined the Los Angeles Rams as tight ends coach, where he was again reunited with both McVay, now the Rams' head coach, and his father, who was the Rams' defensive coordinator.
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Wes Phillips remained with the organization in 2020 even though his father did not.
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In 2021, Wes Phillips added the title of pass game coordinator in addition to his role as tight ends coach.
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Wes Phillips earned his first Super Bowl ring when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.
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On February 20,2022, Wes Phillips was hired by the Minnesota Vikings to serve as the team's offensive coordinator for the 2022 season.
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Wes Phillips has been married to his wife Anna since 2009 and they have three children.
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Wes Phillips was released early the next morning after posting $300 bond.
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Three days later, Wes Phillips publicly admitted to driving while drunk and apologized.
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On February 15,2024, Wes Phillips pled guilty to an amended misdemeanor charge of careless driving.
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Wes Phillips paid $378 in fines and was ordered to serve eight hours of community service.