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John Phillips

Retired

Arizona Cardinals · TE

John Phillips recorded 71 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

6.0

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

71

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Phillips's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2009
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 9, 2010

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2010

1 rec · 1 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2012
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 28, 2012

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2012

3 rec · 14 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2011
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 11, 2011

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2011

1 rec · 12 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2016
DENVERBRONCOS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 25, 2016

Denver Broncos vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2016

2 rec · 9 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2015
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OCT 4, 2015

Cleveland Browns vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2015

1 rec · 1 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Phillips's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 40 receiving yards

Regular Season
2009
DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 19, 2009

Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2009

3 rec · 40 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 4 receptions

Regular Season
2015
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 27, 2015

San Diego Chargers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2015

4 rec · 35 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
2016
DENVERBRONCOS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 25, 2016

Denver Broncos vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2016

2 rec · 9 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 5 targets

Regular Season
2011
DALLASCOWBOYS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 4, 2011

Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2011

4 rec · 22 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Phillips's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
DALPHILLIPS—John Phillips
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

2010–2016

02
LACPHILLIPS—John Phillips
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers
LACWEDDLE32Eric Weddle

Rivers keeps a changing roster competitive

Los Angeles Chargers · The final San Diego seasons

Rivers remained prolific as the roster turned over and the franchise prepared to leave the city that had housed it for 56 years.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

03
NOPHILLIPS—John Phillips
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Franchise era

2016–present

04
DENPHILLIPS—John Phillips
DENSIMMONS31Justin Simmons
DENSURTAIN—Patrick Surtain II

A champion defense waits for offensive continuity

Denver Broncos · The quarterback carousel

The defense remained capable after Manning retired, but repeated quarterback and coaching changes turned the search for a successor into the era's central story.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

05
NOPHILLIPS—John Phillips
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara

A brilliant draft restores balance

New Orleans Saints · One last contender

A deep young core won four straight division titles, though the Minneapolis Miracle and a controversial NFC title-game loss defined its closest chances.

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Franchise era

2018–present

06
ARIPHILLIPS—John Phillips
ARIMURRAY1Kyler Murray
ARIBAKER3Budda Baker

A new quarterback restarts the search

Arizona Cardinals · The Kyler Murray reset

Murray's rare movement and arm talent produced a rapid playoff return, but the franchise has continued rebuilding around him through coaching and roster changes.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons71 career games58 career receptions428 career receiving yards5 career receiving touchdowns26 career solo tacklesCollege: VirginiaDrafted by: DALDraft pick: 208Jersey: 821 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 2009Most recent: Dec 30, 2018

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history