Wes Phillips

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Wes Phillips
Los Angeles Rams
Position:Tight Ends Coach/Passing Game Coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1979-02-17) February 17, 1979 (age 42)
Houston, Texas
Career history
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As a coach:

Wes Phillips (born February 17, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is the current pass game coordinator and tight ends coach for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He 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.[1][2]

Early years[]

Wes Phillips was born in Houston, Texas when his grandfather was the head coach of the Houston Oilers and his father was serving as their defensive line coach. The younger Phillips attended the University of Texas at El Paso, where he earned three letters playing football for the Miners. He was a backup quarterback during the 2000 season, when UTEP won the Western Athletic Conference title. As a senior, Phillips became the starting quarterback, completing 143 of 257 passes for 1,839 yards with 10 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while also scoring two rushing touchdowns. In 2001, he graduated from UTEP with a bachelor's degree in philosophy.

Playing career[]

Phillips played professional football in 2002 and 2003 as a quarterback with the San Diego Riptide of the af2 arena football league.

Coaching career[]

College coaching[]

Following his playing career, Phillips returned to his alma mater UTEP, where he spent one season as a student assistant. In 2004, he was hired as quarterbacks coach at West Texas A&M University. In 2005, the Buffaloes went 10-2 and won the Lone Star Conference with an 8–1 mark with NCAA Division II's top-ranked passing offense. Phillips helped guide the development of quarterback Dalton Bell, who was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy. After two seasons, Phillips was then hired for the same position[3] at Baylor in 2006.[1]

NFL coaching[]

Cowboys[]

After his father (Wade) was hired as head coach of the Cowboys in 2007, Wes joined his father's staff as a quality control/offensive assistant coach. Working together for the first time, the coaches Phillips helped the Cowboys to win NFC East titles in 2007 and 2009. But after a 1–7 start in 2010, Wade Phillips was fired. Wes 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.[4]

Redskins[]

In 2014, Phillips joined the Washington Redskins as tight ends coach[5][6] under new head coach Jay Gruden. It was here that Phillips first began working with Sean McVay, who had preceded Phillips as Washington's tight ends coach before being elevated to offensive coordinator. With the Redskins, Phillips worked with notable tight ends like Vernon Davis and Jordan Reed, the latter of whom made the Pro Bowl following the 2016 season.

Rams[]

On February 12, 2019, Phillips joined the Los Angeles Rams as tight ends coach,[7] where he is again reunited with both McVay, now the Rams' head coach, and his father,[8][9] who serves as the Rams' defensive coordinator.[10] He remained with the organization in 2020 even though his father did not. In 2021 he added the title of pass game coordinator in addition to his role as tight ends coach.

Personal life[]

Phillips and his wife Anna were married in 2009 and have two daughters, and a son.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Baylor taps grandson of Bum Phillips to be QB coach". ESPN.com. 2005-12-22. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  2. ^ McDaniel, Amy. "Third generation NFL coach Wes Phillips shares knowledge in San Angelo". San Angelo Standard-Times. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  3. ^ "Phillips Hired As QB Coach". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  4. ^ "Meet Wes Phillips: Three things to know about the Rams' new tight ends coach". TheRams.com. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Redskins hire Wes Phillips to coach tight ends". Washington Post. January 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "Dallas Cowboys TE coach Wes Phillips interviews with Redskins". Dallas News. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  7. ^ Klein, Gary. "Wes Phillips joining Rams staff as tight ends coach". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  8. ^ "Watch: Wes Phillips talks about his dad Wade, Rams coaching staff". Rams Wire. 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  9. ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Wes Phillips leaves Redskins to join dad on Rams coaching staff". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  10. ^ Klein, Gary (February 12, 2019). "Wes Phillips joining Rams staff as tight ends coach". LATimes.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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