Phil Epps

Phillip Earl Epps (born November 11, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers from 1982 to 1988 and the New York Jets in 1989. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs.

One of his more memorable catches was a 1985 game against the Minnesota Vikings in which he caught a pass from Lynn Dickey on the 21-yard line. His momentum from contact with a Vikings defender caused him to nearly fall out of bounds and he attempted to hop on one foot along the sidelines for nearly 15 yards to score the touchdown but was ruled out of bounds at the 5-yard line. The Packers scored a touchdown on the drive and won 27–17.

Epps was also a world class sprinter. His personal best of 20.19 seconds in the 200 meters was the second fastest time in the world in 1982. He also competed in the 55 meters and 100 meters, posting personal bests of 6.08 seconds and 10.16 seconds.

Epps was an All-American for the TCU Horned Frogs track and field team, finishing 5th in the 200 meters at the 1982 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and 1983 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1982 GNB 9 1 10 226 22.6 50 2 1983 GNB 16 0 18 313 17.4 45 0 1984 GNB 16 4 26 435 16.7 56 3 1985 GNB 16 16 44 683 15.5 63 3 1986 GNB 12 12 49 612 12.5 53 4 1987 GNB 10 9 34 516 15.2 40 2 1988 GNB 6 3 11 99 9.0 25 0 1989 NYJ 10 0 8 108 13.5 21 0 95 45 200 2,992 15.0 63 14

Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1982 GNB 2 0 1 16 16.0 16 0 2 0 1 16 16.0 16 0