Andy Phillips (born July 31, 1991) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

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who is currently a free agent. He played

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Early years

Phillips attended

Waverly Senior High School Waverly Senior High School or known just as Waverly High School is located in Waverly, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Delta Township. As of February 2013 the school had 1,060 students in 9th to 12th grade. In 1963, the Waverly High Sc ...

in his hometown

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. He was a four-year starter and finished his career with 510 tackles, and was a four-time all-conference selection.

College career

Phillips redshirted his first year (2010) at

Central Michigan University Central Michigan University (CMU) is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute, the private normal school became a state institution and renamed Cen ...

. In 2011, he started the final five games of the season at center. For the three subsequent years, he started every game at left guard, racking up a team-high 43 consecutive starts.

Professional career

On May 11, 2015, Phillips was signed as an

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by the

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, after participating in their rookie orientation camp on a tryout basis. Reportedly, he worked exclusively at

during the open portions of the camp.

References

External links

CMU Chippewas bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Andy 1991 births Living people Players of American football from Lansing, Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas football players Green Bay Packers players