weekly release - New York Giants

KENNY PHILLIPS
21
Safety
Height - 6-2
Weight - 217
College - Miami
high school - carol CITY (fla.)
Birthdate - November 24, 1986
How Acquired - Draft (1st round, 2008)
nfl exp. - 5th year
giants exp. - 5th year
new york football giants
TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally a 1st round (31st pick overall)
draft choice by the Giants in 2008.
GIANTS NOTE:
- Phillips is the only safety selected by the
Giants in the 1st round of the NFL Draft
since Shaun Williams in 1998.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Has played in 55 regular-season games
with 40 starts and in five postseason games
with four starts…Regular season totals
include 259 tackles (198 solo), eight interceptions,
24 passes defensed, one forced
fumble, three fumble recoveries and five
special teams tackles…In the postseason,
Phillips has 19 tackles (17 solo), three passes
defensed and a forced fumble.
2012 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
- Saw limited action at safety vs.
Washington (12/3) due to a knee injury he
reaggrevated in Week 12 vs. Green Bay.
- Started as the third safety vs. Green Bay
(11/25)...Recorded five solo tackles.
- Inactive for the sixth-straight contest at
Cincinnati (11/11).
- Inactive for the fifth-straight game vs.
Pittsburgh (Knee, 11/4).
- Inactive for fourth-straight games at
Dallas (Knee, 10/28).
- Inactive for third-straight games vs.
Washington (Knee, 10/21).
- Inactive for the second-straight contest
at San Francisco (10/14) due to injury
(knee).
- Inactive versus the Browns (10/7, Knee).
- Started at strong safety at Philadelphia
(9/30)...Suffered a sprained knee with 8:12
remaining in the first quarter and did not
return.
- Started at strong saftey at Carolina
(9/20)...Recorded five tackles (four solo)...
Part of the Giants defense that held Carolina
to seven points, the fewest allowed by the
Giants in a regular-season game since a 21-3
victory over Minnesota in Detroit on Dec.
13, 2010...Helped force Cam Newton throw
three interceptions and finish the game with a
40.6 quarterback rating.
- Started at strong safety against Tampa Bay
(9/16)...Recorded six tackles (three solo)...His
big hit on Vincent Jackson which caused an
incompletion helped swing momentum into
the Giants’ favor in the third quarter.
- Made four tackles (three solo) against the
Cowboys (9/5) in the season opener while
starting at strong safety.
PHILLIPS’ BEST GAMES
Tackles: 10, at Dallas (9/20/09)
Sacks: none
Interceptions: 2, at Dallas (9/20/09)
Forced Fumbles: 1, at Philadelphia (9/25/11)
Fumble Recoveries: 2, vs. Philadelphia (12/19/10)