Wade Phillips

Wade Phillips is an American football coach. He also served two stints as defensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Rams where his team was Super Bowl finalists in his first stint and champions in his second stint. He has served as head coach of the NFL's Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, and Dallas Cowboys. He was also an interim head coach for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, and the Houston Texans. His career winning percentage as a head coach is .546. Phillips is considered to be among the best defensive coordinators in the NFL. Multiple players under Phillips' system would win Defensive Player of the Year, including Reggie White, Bryce Paup, Bruce Smith, J. J. Watt and Aaron Donald, or Defensive Rookie of the Year, including Mike Croel and Shawne Merriman.