Tyre Jerel Phillips (born January 29, 1997) is an

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for the New York Giants of the

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(NFL). He played college football at

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and was drafted by the

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in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

High school career

Playing at Grenada High School in

Grenada, Mississippi Grenada is a city in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 13,092 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Grenada County. History Grenada was formed in 1836, after federal removal of the Choctaw people who had lo ...

, Phillips played football his freshman season before focusing on

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and

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. At the behest of a number of people, Phillips returned to the gridiron late in his junior year. He had some scholarship offers from FCS schools, but chose to go to

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with the eventual goal of being a Division I recruit.

College career

, Phillips played two seasons with the Lions. He committed to

in between his two seasons at EMCC, and enrolled at Mississippi State in January 2017. Phillips redshirted his first year at Mississippi State, a circumstance he later called "the best thing I ever could have done." He then played at both tackles positions as part of an offensive line rotation during his junior year. During his senior season, Phillips started all 13 games the Bulldogs played in. After the season, Phillips played in the

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Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Phillips was drafted by the

in the third round with the 106th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. During training camp, he shifted from tackle to

and beat out

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for the starting job at the start of the season despite dealing with an ankle injury. He was placed on injured reserve on November 3, 2020, with an ankle injury, and activated on November 30. On December 21, in Week 15 against the

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, Phillips picked up a fumbled ball and ran with it for 22 yards. On September 13, 2021, Phillips was carted off the field with a knee injury in the first half of the season-opener against the

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. It was revealed he suffered a torn ACL and was placed on injured reserve on September 14, 2021. On October 16, 2021, Phillips was activated from injured reserve. On December 30, 2021, Phillips was again placed on injured reserve, putting an end to his sophomore season. On August 31, 2022, Phillips was released by the Ravens.

New York Giants

On September 1, 2022, Phillips was signed by the New York Giants.

References

External links

Mississippi State bioEast Mississippi Community College bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Tyre 1997 births Living people People from Grenada, Mississippi Players of American football from Mississippi East Mississippi Lions football players American football offensive tackles American football offensive guards Mississippi State Bulldogs football players Baltimore Ravens players New York Giants players