Phillip Daniels

Phillip Bernard Daniels (born March 4, 1973) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Hs is also a former American football defensive end who played for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Georgia.

Daniels has also played for the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins.

Early life Daniels attended Seminole County High School (Donalsonville, GA) and lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.

College career Daniels attended and played college football at the University of Georgia. While there he played three different positions. As a sophomore, he played defensive tackle, linebacker as a junior, and finally defensive end as a senior and served as team captain.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks Daniels was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft with the 99th overall pick. He played for the team from 1996 to 1999.

Chicago Bears Daniels signed with the Chicago Bears before the 2000 season and played for them until 2003.

Washington Redskins Daniels signed with the Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent in 2004. On December 18, 2005, he had career high four sacks and also recovered a fumble in a 35–7 win over the Dallas Cowboys and was named the NFC defensive player of the week.

Daniels was released by the Redskins on July 28, 2011. Head coach Mike Shanahan said that he saw Daniels as a coach or in a front office somewhere because of the way he prepare and handles himself and Daniels was hired the following year as the Washington Redskins Director of Player Development.

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 1996 SEA 15 0 11 9 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1997 SEA 13 10 34 24 10 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1998 SEA 16 15 48 34 14 6.5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1999 SEA 16 16 47 39 8 9.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2000 CHI 14 14 42 37 5 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2001 CHI 16 16 51 44 7 9.0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2002 CHI 13 13 46 36 10 5.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2003 CHI 16 16 53 41 12 2.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2004 WAS 5 5 4 4 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2005 WAS 16 16 48 37 11 8.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2006 WAS 16 15 37 24 13 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2007 WAS 15 15 39 25 14 2.5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2009 WAS 16 15 35 24 11 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 WAS 14 1 21 15 6 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 201 167 516 393 123 62.0 1 0 0 0 14 12 0 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1999 SEA 1 1 5 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 CHI 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 WAS 2 2 8 5 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2007 WAS 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 18 13 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Post-playing career On February 17, 2012, Daniels was hired as the director of player development of the Washington Redskins.

Daniels coached the defensive line in the 1st Annual NFLPA All-Star game. He was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as Assistant Defensive Line Coach on January 20, 2016. Daniels won his first Super Bowl ring when the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII.

On February 8, 2019, Daniels was promoted internally to become the Eagles' defensive line coach, replacing Chris Wilson, whose contract had expired. On January 17, 2020, it was reported that Daniels would not return to the Eagles' coaching staff in 2020 which was surprise move after having the best unit on the team finishing 3rd vs the run and 11 in sacks with a slew of injuries at the DT position.

On January 15, 2024, it was announced that Daniels had been named the defensive line coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

It was announced on January 8, 2026, that Daniels had joined the Ottawa Redblacks to serve as their defensive line coach.

Personal life Daniels and his wife, Leslie, have four children; two sons, DaVaris and DaKendrick, and two daughters, Damara and DaKiya. His son, DaVaris, played college football as a wide receiver for the University of Notre Dame and plays professionally for the Toronto Argonauts. Furthermore, he is the uncle of T. J. Jones, a former wide receiver at the University of Notre Dame, who was drafted in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. Phillip Daniels is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, having joined while at the University of Georgia.