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Kenny Phillips
Safety, New York Giants
No. 21
Age: 22
Height/weight: 6-2/216 pounds
Born: 11/24/1986 Miami, Fla.
Resides: Secaucus, N.J.
College: Miami
College Accolades: First Team All-ACC, 2006 and ’07. Freshman All-American and Freshman All-ACC, 2005.
Drafted: First round (31st overall) in 2008 by New York Giants
NFL Experience: 2nd season
NFL Stats: 2008: 16 games, 3 starts, 67 tackles, 1 interception.
Family: Single, no kids. Mother, Taranda Wilson. Father, Kenneth Wilson. Brother, Jarvis Wilson, 20, linebacker at Florida International.
PERSONAL FILES
Wackiest training camp prank?
In college the older guys always shaved the younger guys’ heads. Well, one guy decided to beat them to it and shave his own head, so they shaved off his eyebrows instead. I’ve never seen anything like that.
Nickname?
K.P.
Tattoos?
“Destined to be Great” across my back. A scroll with the names of my family members. The word “Faith” across my stomach. God hanging on a cross on my arm. Scripture across my chest. The heart of a lion on my chest. My jersey number on my arm with my name on it and the date I got drafted. A U.M. helmet with a football on my arm. The word “Wartime.” Lots of guys from my high school have it, including Sinorice Moss. I’ve been playing with Sinorice since the age of 9, we played at the same high school, the same college and got drafted by the same team.
Best WR I’ve faced:
Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Torry Holt and Plax in practice. I’ve played against lots of guys I watched growing up, so it’s hard to say which is the best.
Best defensive player I’ve played with:
Jon Beason.
My biggest hit:
Most recently, we were playing the Pittsburgh Steelers last year and Mewelde Moore went out for a pass. He was bobbling the ball and I came in and just … I thought he was dead, but I guess not.
My best play (so far):
In high school we didn’t play both ways. But in one big game we were down a touchdown, and the coach put me in at receiver. The quarterback threw a fade and I went up between two defenders and got it. We went on to win the game.
Closest friend in football:
Giants DB Terrell Thomas. We came into the league together, I was drafted in the first round and he was in the second. Since we got here they have us rooming together, we live in the same neighborhood and both play in the secondary so we became pretty close.
Favorite food:
I love lobster, all seafood is good.
Favorite movies:
“Paid in Full” and “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.”
What’s in your iPod?
Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne. I’m very open when it comes to music, I pretty much listen to everything. Even country, if it sounds good, I’ll listen to it.
Superstitions:
I feel like everything happens for a reason, that’s the only thing I really go by. If someone gets hurt I always figure there’s a reason behind it. I really believe in that for some reason.
Best qualities for a person to have:
Need to be honest, loyal, have a great personality.
Charitable endeavors:
Not yet, but it’s something I want to get involved with very soon.
My hero is:
My father. Basically because of everything he’s been through, things he overcame growing up. He didn’t have it all, he got into a lot of trouble, was in and out of jail, drugs were here and there. But when me and my brother came into the world he straightened up, went to work and is a great father.
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