He also played for the Cleveland Gladiators, Chicago Rush, Kansas City Brigade, Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings and the Albany/Indiana Firebirds, leading the former to the American Conference championship game in 2004 and 2005.
[1] Philyaw attended Northeast Louisiana University, where he continued his football career.
Source:[4] Philyaw was backup quarterback for the Shreveport Knights of the short-lived Regional Football League in 1999.
Philyaw dealt with injuries during the year, starting five different quarterbacks in the first seven weeks of the season.
[11] The Talons did not find an ownership group for the 2015 season, and the franchise was placed on suspension, leaving Philyaw jobless.