John Phillips is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 tight end

Tight end

The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

 for the Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. He played college football

College football

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 at Virginia

Virginia Cavaliers football

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Early life

Phillips played high school football, basketball, and baseball at Bath County High School

Bath County High School (Virginia)

Bath County High School is located in the lush mountains of western Virginia in Bath County.It borders Highland County, Augusta County, Rockbridge County, Alleghany County, Greenbrier County, West Virginia and Pocahontas County, West Virginia....

 in Hot Springs, Virginia

Hot Springs, Virginia

Hot Springs is a census-designated place in Bath County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 738. It is located about 5 miles southwest of Warm Springs on U.S. Route 220. Hot Springs is the site of a number of resorts that make use of the springs.The area is...

 earning many awards in the district and regional and was an all-state defensive end and tight end.

2009

Phillips was drafted by the Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft

2009 NFL Draft

The 2009 NFL Draft was the seventy-fourth annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 25 and 26, 2009. The draft consisted of two rounds on the first day starting at 4:00...

. In 2009, he had 7 catches for 62 yards, while mostly being the blocking tight end.

2010

John Phillips was looking to have an increased role in the offense in 2010, but his season was cut short in the preseason opener, where he suffered a season-ending ACL tear.

External links

• Dallas Cowboys bio