[3] He became a rising star with the Falcons, but in his second season, he suffered a gruesome leg injury.
However, after 43 yards, Kelly himself caught up to Phillips and tackled him while he was running (in bounds) down the side line, with the latter suffering a compound fracture to both his tibia and fibula on his right leg upon landing awkwardly on it.
[4] Phillips was required to stay on his back for a month in order for the bones to heal, and Kelly has since apologized for the injury.
[1] Raised in Galveston, Texas, Phillips has two children and later settled in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
He was diagnosed with kidney failure, stemming from legal steroid usage during his football career.