Phil Bogle
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Phil Bogle was an American football
guard
for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers
as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football
at New Haven
.
Bogle has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns
, Philadelphia Soul
, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
, Montreal Alouettes
and Dallas Vigilantes
.
in Spring Valley, New York
where he was an All-State, All-Section and All-League selection in football
. Bogle also became the fourth person from Spring Valley High School to make it to the NFL after Seth Joyner
, John Harvey
and R-Kal Truluck
.
from 1999 to 2002, starting every game for the team at offensive tackle during his career. A team captain during his final two seasons, he was a First-team Division II All-Independent selection as a senior in 2002 and winner the Jim Langer Award
. He was also the 2002 Cactus Bowl
MVP
and 2003 New Haven Male Athlete of the Year.
, Bogle was signed by the San Diego Chargers
as an undrafted free agent on April 23. During his rookie season, Bogle worked at both guard
and tackle and started 13 of the 16 games in which he appeared. Bogle also recorded three tackles on the year. That season, Chargers running back
LaDainian Tomlinson
rushed for more than 1,600 yards.
During the 2004 offseason, Bogle received an extra $74,754 from the league's performance-based pay program. After dealing with a knee injury in the spring, Bogle failed to make the Chargers' roster in September and was released. He was re-signed to the active roster from the practice squad after offensive tackle Courtney Van Buren
was placed on injured reserve
with a knee injury. Bogle was released by the team again on October 4.
on February 15, 2005. However, he was waived by the team on July 29.
on August 16, 2005. He was released by the team on August 30 and was out of football until being re-signed by the Buccaneers on January 11, 2006. Bogle's two-year contract contained base salaries of $310,000 in 2006 and $385,000 in 2007. That same month, Bogle was drafted by the Hamburg Sea Devils
of NFL Europe. The Buccaneers waived Bogle again on July 28, 2006.
of the Arena Football League.
During his rookie season in 2007, Bogle started all 16 regular season games and two postseason games for the Soul on his way to becoming the franchise's first player to be named to the All-Rookie Team and First-Team All-Arena in the same season.
In 2008, Bogle earned his second consecutive First-Team All-Arena selection and was a finalist for the league's Lineman of the Year award. He appeared in 16 regular season games and three postseason games as the team won ArenaBowl XXII
. He caught seven passes for 60 yards and six touchdowns on the season as an eligible-receiver lineman.
AFL season, Bogle was placed on the Other league exempt list after being re-signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
on August 20.
On August 20, 2008, Bogle was re-signed by the Buccaneers to improve the team's offensive line depth. Fullback
J. D. Runnels was waived to make room for Bogle on the 80-man roster. However, Bogle was waived by the Buccaneers on August 30.
signed Bogle to a one year deal with an option for a second year. He was released on June 16, 2009.
.
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...
guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at New Haven
University of New Haven
The University of New Haven is a private university that combines a liberal arts education with professional training. The university comprises five colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the Tagliatela College of Engineering, the Henry C...
.
Bogle has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Philadelphia Soul
Philadelphia Soul
The Philadelphia Soul are an Arena Football League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They began play in as an expansion team. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the American Conference. They won their first ArenaBowl in 2008, defeating the San Jose SaberCats 59–56 in ArenaBowl XXII...
, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
, Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
and Dallas Vigilantes
Dallas Vigilantes
The Dallas Vigilantes were an Arena Football League team based in Dallas, Texas. Like its AFL predecessor, the Dallas Desperados, the Vigilantes played at the American Airlines Center. The Vigilantes and the Jacksonville Sharks began play in the 2010 season, the first after the league's...
.
Early years
Bogle attended Spring Valley High SchoolSpring Valley High School (New York)
Spring Valley High School , formerly known as Spring Valley Senior High School, is a high school located in Spring Valley, New York within Rockland County, New York, educating students in grades 9 through 12. Spring Valley is one of two high schools in the East Ramapo Central School District...
in Spring Valley, New York
Spring Valley, New York
Spring Valley, incorporated on July 9, 1902 is a village spanning the Town of Ramapo and Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Nanuet; east of Airmont and Monsey; south of Hillcrest and west of West Nyack...
where he was an All-State, All-Section and All-League selection in football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
. Bogle also became the fourth person from Spring Valley High School to make it to the NFL after Seth Joyner
Seth Joyner
Seth Joyner is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos. Joyner graduated from Spring Valley High School.-Professional career:Joyner was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the...
, John Harvey
John Harvey (American football)
John Lewis Harvey is a former National Football League running back who played one season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.-Career:Harvey attended Spring Valley High School in Spring Valley, New York...
and R-Kal Truluck
R-Kal Truluck
R-Kal K-Quan Truluck is a retired American professional football player. His full name translates to "ruler of the lake" in Swahili.-Early life:...
.
College career
Bogle attended the University of New HavenUniversity of New Haven
The University of New Haven is a private university that combines a liberal arts education with professional training. The university comprises five colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the Tagliatela College of Engineering, the Henry C...
from 1999 to 2002, starting every game for the team at offensive tackle during his career. A team captain during his final two seasons, he was a First-team Division II All-Independent selection as a senior in 2002 and winner the Jim Langer Award
Jim Langer
James John Langer is a former American football center who played for the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. He is considered one of the greatest NFL centers of all time and a hard working and quick blocker...
. He was also the 2002 Cactus Bowl
Cactus Bowl
The Cactus Bowl is a post-season college football exhibition game played each January in Kingsville, Texas which showcases the best NFL draft prospects of those collegiate players who have completed their eligibility in NCAA Division II...
MVP
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
and 2003 New Haven Male Athlete of the Year.
San Diego Chargers
After going undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft2003 NFL Draft
The 2003 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft was held April 26–27, 2003 at the Theatre at...
, Bogle was signed by the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent on April 23. During his rookie season, Bogle worked at both guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
and tackle and started 13 of the 16 games in which he appeared. Bogle also recorded three tackles on the year. That season, Chargers running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tramayne Tomlinson is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers fifth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Christian.Tomlinson, often referred to by his initials, L...
rushed for more than 1,600 yards.
During the 2004 offseason, Bogle received an extra $74,754 from the league's performance-based pay program. After dealing with a knee injury in the spring, Bogle failed to make the Chargers' roster in September and was released. He was re-signed to the active roster from the practice squad after offensive tackle Courtney Van Buren
Courtney Van Buren
Courtney Van Buren is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the San Diego Chargers and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School...
was placed on injured reserve
Injured reserve
The injured reserve list is a list of reserved players who are injured and unable to play for a period of time, used most prominently in the National Hockey League and National Football League . It is used because these leagues have a maximum number of players on the team roster, so placing a...
with a knee injury. Bogle was released by the team again on October 4.
Cleveland Browns
After spending the remainder of the 2004 season out of football, Bogle signed with the Cleveland BrownsCleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
on February 15, 2005. However, he was waived by the team on July 29.
First stint with Buccaneers
Following his release from the Browns, Bogle was signed by the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
on August 16, 2005. He was released by the team on August 30 and was out of football until being re-signed by the Buccaneers on January 11, 2006. Bogle's two-year contract contained base salaries of $310,000 in 2006 and $385,000 in 2007. That same month, Bogle was drafted by the Hamburg Sea Devils
Hamburg Sea Devils
The Hamburg Sea Devils were an American football team that began play in NFL Europa from 2005 to 2007. They played their home games at Hamburg's AOL Arena . They played their first game on April 2, 2005 losing 24-23 to the Cologne Centurions...
of NFL Europe. The Buccaneers waived Bogle again on July 28, 2006.
First stint with Soul
On October 27, 2006, Bogle was signed by the Philadelphia SoulPhiladelphia Soul
The Philadelphia Soul are an Arena Football League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They began play in as an expansion team. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the American Conference. They won their first ArenaBowl in 2008, defeating the San Jose SaberCats 59–56 in ArenaBowl XXII...
of the Arena Football League.
During his rookie season in 2007, Bogle started all 16 regular season games and two postseason games for the Soul on his way to becoming the franchise's first player to be named to the All-Rookie Team and First-Team All-Arena in the same season.
In 2008, Bogle earned his second consecutive First-Team All-Arena selection and was a finalist for the league's Lineman of the Year award. He appeared in 16 regular season games and three postseason games as the team won ArenaBowl XXII
ArenaBowl XXII
ArenaBowl XXII was played on July 27, 2008 at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana . It was the 22nd and final championship game in the history of the original Arena Football League. This was the fourth neutral site ArenaBowl in AFL history and the second ArenaBowl in the state of Louisiana...
. He caught seven passes for 60 yards and six touchdowns on the season as an eligible-receiver lineman.
Second stint with Buccaneers
Following the 20082008 Philadelphia Soul season
The 2008 Philadelphia Soul season is the fifth season for the franchise. The Soul started the season by winning their first 9 games. Finishing the regular season with a 13-3 record, this was the Soul's best regular season in their short history. They won their first Eastern Division title, and went...
AFL season, Bogle was placed on the Other league exempt list after being re-signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
on August 20.
On August 20, 2008, Bogle was re-signed by the Buccaneers to improve the team's offensive line depth. Fullback
Fullback (American football)
A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...
J. D. Runnels was waived to make room for Bogle on the 80-man roster. However, Bogle was waived by the Buccaneers on August 30.
Second stint with Soul
On September 22, the Philadelphia Soul activated Bogle off the Exempt: Other league list, after he was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Montreal Alouettes
On February 18, 2009, the Montreal AlouettesMontreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
signed Bogle to a one year deal with an option for a second year. He was released on June 16, 2009.
Personal
Bogle's is the son of Glen Bogle. He has three sisters named Keesha, Shannon and Julisha. During the offseason, he resides in Port St. Lucie, FloridaPort St. Lucie, Florida
Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The population of Port St. Lucie was 88,769 at the 2000 census but grew rapidly during the 2000s. In 2009 the State of Florida estimated the City's population at 155,251. Port St. Lucie forms part of a metropolitan area called...
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