{"id":60137,"date":"2019-03-05T15:52:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T20:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=60137"},"modified":"2019-03-05T15:52:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T20:52:14","slug":"jordan-phillips-re-signs-with-buffalo-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/03\/05\/jordan-phillips-re-signs-with-buffalo-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Phillips Re-Signs With Buffalo Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PhilJo01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Phillips<\/a><\/strong> will be back in Western New York for the 2019 season.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old defensive tackle signed a one-year deal with the Buffalo Bills, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalobills.com\/news\/bills-re-sign-dt-jordan-phillips\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the team announced on Tuesday<\/a>. Phillips initially came to the team via a midseason waiver claim last year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IT\u2019S OFFICIAL: We\u2019ve re-signed DT Jordan Phillips to a one-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cuXxSMIElK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/cuXxSMIElK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Plzb2OLOh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0Plzb2OLOh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/1102980848322838533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Buffalo Bills Re-Sign Defensive Tackle Jordan Phillips<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The day that players cleaned out their lockers at season&#8217;s end, Phillips expressed high praise for the Buffalo community. It makes his new deal with the team all the more special.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuffalo\u2019s great,\u201d Phillips told the official team website. \u201cOur defense speaks for itself. We\u2019re a great defense. We finished number two in the rankings. That speaks for itself. Why wouldn\u2019t you want to be here? We\u2019re young, we have a lot of talent. We\u2019ve got a lot of guys that love to play ball. Buffalo is the place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phillips played in 12 games during the 2018 season, primarily as a rotational player. But he made his presence felt when he did come onto the field, registering three pass breakups, two tackles for loss, and a fumble recovery. He endeared himself to Bills fans with the high energy and overall intensity he exhibited.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s certainly room for his role to expand in 2019. With long-time Bills defensive tackle <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=WillKy20,WillKy01,WillKy00&amp;search=Kyle+Williams&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Williams<\/a><\/strong> now retired, Phillips has a chance to gain starter\u00a0level reps after not starting a single game last year. The player he&#8217;ll likely be competing against in training camp in the hope of a bigger role is soon-to-be second-year player <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PhilHa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harrison Phillips<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to 2018, Phillips spent the first three seasons of his career with the Miami Dolphins who took him in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2015\u00a0NFL Draft. He made 26 starts during his tenure in South Florida, registering 4.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, and 10 pass breakups. 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