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Phillip Buchanon biography
Date of birth : 1980-09-19
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Fort Myers, Florida
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-10-21
Credited as : Football player NFL, cornerback for the Redskins, Pro Bowl/NFL Draft player
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Highlights
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* Has played in 105 career games with 76 career starts.
* For his career has recorded 18 interceptions, five of which were returned for touchdowns.
* His interceptions return for touchdown number (five) is the sixth-highest among active players.
* Has returned 118 punts for 1,075 yards (9.1 avg.) and three touchdowns in his career.
2009 (Lions)
* Played in 13 games with 11 starts; was active but did not play at Washington (9/27), and declared inactive at New Orleans (9/13) with a neck injury, and at San Francisco (12/27) with a shoulder injury.
* Recorded 42 tackles (37 solo), four passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and the first sack of his career.
* Started at cornerback vs. Minnesota (9/20) and recorded five tackles (four solo).
* Notched a season-high seven tackles (all solo) at Minnesota (11/15).
* Made five stops (three solo) and recorded his first career sack on a sack-fumble at Cincinnati (12/6).
2008 (Buccaneers)
* Started in all 16 regular season games.
* Finished the season with 48 tackles and two touchdowns, including one returned for 26-yard touchown.
* Also recorded six passes defensed, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.
2007 (Buccaneers)
* Played in all 16 games with 13 starts.
* Played and started in sole playoff game.
* Finished the season with a career-high 63 tackles, and finished second on the team with three interceptions and third on the team with a career-high 11 passes defensed.
* Part of a defense that surrendered a league low 170.5 passing yards per game and ranked second in the league, surrendering 278.4 yards per game.
* Also had one forced fumble, returned a team-high 16 punts for 55 yards and returned two kickoffs for 15 yards.
2006 (Texans/Buccaneers)
* Played in 14 games (four with Houston and 10 with Tampa Bay) with four starts (with Tampa Bay: vs. Atlanta, at Chicago, at Cleveland, and vs. Seattle).
* Notched 30 tackles, two interceptions, one fumble recovery, and eight passes defended.
* Added 14 punt returns for 95 yards, and returned five kickoffs for 106 yards.
* Released by Houston on October 16.
* Signed with the Buccaneers on October 17.
2005 (Texans)
* Played in 10 games with six starts.
* Totaled 35 tackles and four passes defended.
2004 (Raiders)
* Started in 14 games.
* Finished the season with 59 tackles, 0.5 sack, one fumble recovery, three interceptions, and nine passes defensed.
* Led the team in interceptions (three) and passes defensed (nine).
* Returned one interception for a touchdown.
* Averaged 5.8 yards on 21 punt returns.
2003 (Raiders)
* Played in all 16 games with 11 starts.
* Registered 44 tackles, two forced fumbles, and led the team with a career-high six interceptions.
* Led the team with 10 passes defensed.
* Interception total was tied for second in the AFC and fifth in the NFL.
* Racked up 176 return yards on his six picks (29.3 avg), returning two for touchdowns.
* Ranked second in the AFC and sixth in the NFL in punt return average.
2002 (Raiders)
* Played in six games with three starts.
* Posted 21 tackles, two interceptions, and fives passes defensed.
* Returned one interception for an 81-yard touchdown, the first defensive touchdown of his career.
* Returned 15 punts for 178 yards (11.9 avg.) and one touchdown.
* Made his NFL debut vs. Seattle (9/8), returning one punt for 22 yards.
* Made his first NFL start vs. Tennessee (9/29) and posted seven tackles and recorded his first career interception and returned one punt 83 yards for his first career touchdown.
* Earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
* Placed on injured reserve on Oct. 25 with a wrist injury.
College
# Lettered three seasons at Miami (Fla.) amassing 88 tackles and seven interceptions in 32 career games.
# Returned 32 punts for 477 yards (14.9 avg.) and two touchdowns.
# Collected 23 tackles and five picks as a senior.
# Led the Big East with a 15-yard punt return average and two touchdowns.
# Earned All-American honors as a returner and was a finalist for the Mosi Tatupu Award for the nation’s most outstanding special teams player.
# Had three tackles and one sack in the Rose Bowl win over Nebraska, helping Miami capture their fifth title in school history.
# Posted a career-high 44 tackles as a sophomore, adding two interceptions, returning one for a 78-yard touchdown against Pittsburgh.
# Also returned a fumble against West Virginia 77 yards for a touchdown.
# Recorded 21 tackles as a freshman.
Personal
* Enrolled in the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program at the Harvard Business School and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in the 2007 offseason.
* All-State selection as a senior at Lehigh High School in Ft. Myers, Florida, racking up 102 tackles and seven picks.
* Lettered in baseball and track.
* Member of the school’s honor roll.
* Cousin, Jevon Kearse, played for the Tennessee Titans (1999-2003) and the Philadelphia Eagles (2004-2007).