Phil Hansen

Phillip Allen Hansen (born May 20, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL draft. Hansen was named to the 1991 all-rookie team, and played on three Super Bowl teams. He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison, setting records with 41 regular-season sacks and 32 pass breakups, and started on Division II national championship teams in 1988 and 1990. He accumulated 61.5 sacks for the Bills and was inducted onto the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame on September 18, 2011.

In 2012, Hansen ran as a Republican for election to the Minnesota Senate in the newly created district 4. The district includes Detroit Lakes, where he lives. He lost a close race to former state representative Kent Eken.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1991 BUF 14 10 40 40 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1992 BUF 16 16 64 64 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1993 BUF 11 9 43 43 0 3.5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1994 BUF 16 16 71 55 16 5.5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1995 BUF 16 16 76 53 23 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1996 BUF 16 16 80 60 20 8.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1997 BUF 16 16 79 58 21 6.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1998 BUF 15 15 67 46 21 7.5 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 1 1999 BUF 14 14 56 39 17 6.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24 0 2000 BUF 10 8 27 16 11 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 0 2001 BUF 12 12 31 22 9 3.0 1 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 156 148 634 496 138 61.5 1 17 0 17 8 10 66 1

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1991 BUF 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1992 BUF 4 4 1 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1993 BUF 3 3 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1995 BUF 2 2 11 10 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1996 BUF 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1999 BUF 1 1 7 4 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 11 23 19 4 3.5 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0