Wade Phillips
Harold Wade Phillips (born June 21, 1947) is an
American football coach who is currently the
head coach of the
San Antonio Brahmas of the
United Football League (UFL). He has served as head coach of the
Denver Broncos,
Buffalo Bills,
Dallas Cowboys, and
Houston Roughnecks. He has also served as interim head coach for the
New Orleans Saints,
Atlanta Falcons, and the
Houston Texans. Additionally, Phillips has long been considered to be among the best defensive coordinators in the
NFL. In his long career, he has served as defensive coordinator in eight separate stints with seven different franchises (twice with the
Denver Broncos). Multiple players under Phillips' system have won
Defensive Player of the Year:
Reggie White,
Bryce Paup,
Bruce Smith,
J. J. Watt and
Aaron Donald. Others under Phillips have won
Defensive Rookie of the Year:
Mike Croel and
Shawne Merriman. In Phillips' lone
Super Bowl victory, a defensive player would be named
Super Bowl MVP:
Von Miller.
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