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Post by joemcrugby on Mar 15, 2019 12:51:31 GMT -7
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Post by sdc on Mar 15, 2019 12:52:59 GMT -7
Booyakasha!
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Post by joemcrugby on Mar 15, 2019 12:53:10 GMT -7
Important signing for the defense and special teams!
I hope that Adrian got a nice payday! He earned it!!
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Post by chargerfreak on Mar 15, 2019 12:59:06 GMT -7
Welcome home AP.
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Post by joemcrugby on Mar 15, 2019 13:32:54 GMT -7
He’s Back! Bolts Agree to Terms with Pro Bowl and All-Pro S Adrian Phillips
By Ricky Henne
Posted Mar 15
It's a feel-good story that just keeps getting better.
After breaking out with a monster 2018 campaign in which the versatile safety earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors for his work on special teams, the Los Angeles Chargers announced on Friday that they agreed to terms with Adrian Phillips on a one-year deal.
One of the hardest working players on the team, it's a deal "AP" deserves for many reasons.
After all, as General Manager Tom Telesco explained back in January, he called Phillips into his office to cut him a whopping eight times.
"We brought him to rookie minicamp on a tryout, not even to sign him," Telesco recalled. "He looked good, but it wasn't like, 'Alright, we have to sign him right away.' We sent him home and then we signed him like four weeks later. He wins a job and then (over the years) I literally have released him eight times. Eight times, he came into my office to let him go. He always handled it professionally. He just kept working and working. To see a player finally earn a job on the 53 (man active roster), then earn a role, then earn a starting role, then be an excellent special teamer, then be a big part of our defense and go to the Pro Bowl - it's a story that you can tell other kids for years and years about what he's done. He was kind of the heart and soul of the defense, too."
As Telesco alluded, Phillips first joined the Bolts as an undrafted free agent out of Texas in June of 2014. He eventually carved out a meaningful role over the last five seasons, totaling 197 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 24 passes defensed and five interceptions while starting 19 of the 57 games he's appeared in.
A do-it-all safety, AP plays virtually everywhere in Gus Bradley's defense, including as a third-safety that's basically an extra linebacker. Last season proved to be a breakout one for him as he set-career highs with 77 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 12 passes defensed in 16 games with seven starts. He also recorded one pick and a forced fumble. However, it was his prowess on special teams that earned him national praise as he paced the NFL with a league-leading 19 special teams tackles.
Finally, AP started both playoff games, recording 12 tackles, three passes defensed, one interception and one fumble recovery. The 5-10, 210-pound Phillips became the first player since Atlanta Falcons cornerback Robert Alford in Super Bowl LI to have an interception and a fumble recovery in a postseason game, doing so in the Wild Card win over the Baltimore Ravens.
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Post by woodeye on Mar 15, 2019 13:35:28 GMT -7
Clearly, the pressure moe put on TT this very day,
got the stalled negotiations over the top.
Love ya AP.
Bolt Gang or don't bang.
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Post by ltocbolts on Mar 15, 2019 13:38:53 GMT -7
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Post by moekid on Mar 15, 2019 13:50:23 GMT -7
Clearly, the pressure moe put on TT this very day, got the stalled negotiations over the top. Love ya AP. Bolt Gang or don't bang. Damn. Why do I have to kick and scream to get things done around here. 1 year? |
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Post by headtrip on Mar 15, 2019 14:56:32 GMT -7
We're gonna do this one year at a time are we? That'll probably keep him hungry anyway.
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Post by joemcrugby on Mar 15, 2019 15:46:01 GMT -7
Clearly, the pressure moe put on TT this very day, got the stalled negotiations over the top. Love ya AP. Bolt Gang or don't bang. Damn. Why do I have to kick and scream to get things done around here. 1 year? Willing to bet that’s all the agent was willing to sign for after not getting a long-term offer from anybody to his and AP’s liking. Has another big year, he hits the free agent market again at age 28 instead of 29. Start edgin to 29-30, a larger long-term offer won’t be forthcoming. |
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Post by moekid on Mar 15, 2019 17:52:30 GMT -7
Damn. Why do I have to kick and scream to get things done around here. 1 year? Willing to bet that’s all the agent was willing to sign for after not getting a long-term offer from anybody to his and AP’s liking. Has another big year, he hits the free agent market again at age 28 instead of 29. Start edgin to 29-30, a larger long-term offer won’t be forthcoming. You know this stuff as well as anybody. Is it correct to say that the Perryman and Davis deals could be 1 year as well because the cap hit if they release them next year is so small?
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Post by joemcrugby on Mar 15, 2019 17:56:13 GMT -7
Willing to bet that’s all the agent was willing to sign for after not getting a long-term offer from anybody to his and AP’s liking. Has another big year, he hits the free agent market again at age 28 instead of 29. Start edgin to 29-30, a larger long-term offer won’t be forthcoming. You know this stuff as well as anybody. Is it correct to say that the Perryman and Davis deals could be 1 year as well because the cap hit if they release them next year is so small? Yup, especially since they can spread the signing bonus across two years to lesson the 2018 cap hit. If they perform, stay healthy and it looks like they have more gas in the tank, they'll stay for the first season in the Inglewood digs. If not, they'll be cut loose.
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Post by moekid on Mar 15, 2019 17:57:50 GMT -7
You know this stuff as well as anybody. Is it correct to say that the Perryman and Davis deals could be 1 year as well because the cap hit if they release them next year is so small? Yup, especially since they can spread the signing bonus across two years to lesson the 2018 cap hit. If they perform, stay healthy and it looks like they have more gas in the tank, they'll stay for the first season in the Inglewood digs. If not, they'll be cut loose. Thanks.
I think TT is looking to have a lot of cap room next off season heading into the Inglewood opening.
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Post by abild on Mar 15, 2019 18:46:40 GMT -7
I just wanted to jump in and say that I'm so happy we kept AP! An important player - even though he might not be a big name as such 🙌
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Post by xenos on Mar 15, 2019 21:01:18 GMT -7
Damn. Why do I have to kick and scream to get things done around here. 1 year? Willing to bet that’s all the agent was willing to sign for after not getting a long-term offer from anybody to his and AP’s liking. Has another big year, he hits the free agent market again at age 28 instead of 29. Start edgin to 29-30, a larger long-term offer won’t be forthcoming. Thanks Joe. Was wondering why it was only a one year deal also.
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