{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Phillip Dillard | image = | image_size = | caption = | number = 49, 55, 46, 50 | position = Linebacker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|10}} | birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = 245 | high_school = Jenks (Jenks, Oklahoma) | college = Nebraska | draftyear = 2010 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 115 | pastteams = * New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2010}}) * Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})* * Omaha Nighthawks ({{UFL Year|2012}}) * San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})* |highlights = * Second-team All-Big 12 (2009) | status = | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 4 | pfr = DillPh99 }} '''Phillip Dillard''' (born December 10, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He attended Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma, where he was rated as one of the nation's top high school linebackers, then played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.<ref>Ohm Youngmisuk, [https://www.espn.com/new-york/news/story?id=5151228 "This Giants rookie ready to start over"], ESPN.com, May 1, 2010.</ref> He is the older brother of another highly ranked high school prospect, former Oklahoma University football cornerback Gabe Lynn.<ref>Barry Lewis, [http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?tab=hs&subjectID=227&articleid=20081219_227_B1_JENKSm54207 "Jenks' Lynn commits to Oklahoma: The Trojan cornerback is highly rated by two major recruiting services."] ''Tulsa World'', December 19, 2008.</ref><ref>Matt Baker, [http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/blogs/post.aspx?blogid=26&entry_id=8390 "What's it like to see your son drafted into the NFL?"], ''Tulsa World'', April 27, 2010.</ref>
He was waived by the Giants on September 3, 2011. On November 8, 2011, he was signed to the Panthers practice squad.
He played for the Omaha Nighthawks in 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-dillaphi001 | title=Phillip Dillard | publisher=statscrew.com | accessdate=May 22, 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726161139/http://www.giants.com/team/player531.html New York Giants bio] *[http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=157523 Nebraska Cornhuskers bio]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dillard, Phillip}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Tulsa, Oklahoma Category:American football linebackers Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Category:New York Giants players Category:Carolina Panthers players Category:Omaha Nighthawks players Category:San Diego Chargers players