Wade Phillips reacts to making ESPN's All Quarter Century team as Defensive Coordinator
ESPN released its All Quarter Century team this week with a 53-man roster of players, plus key coaching staff members.
Aaron Schatz and Seth Walder picked the team, and former Denver Broncos coach Wade Phillips got the nod at defensive coordinator.
"[H]e took the Broncos to No. 1 in defensive DVOA in both 2015 and 2016, with a Super Bowl championship," Schatz wrote of the team's former coordinator.
Phillips, 77, reacted to the selection on his Twitter/X page.
"So Honored to be picked as ESPN All Quarter Century Defensive Coordinator," Phillips tweeted. "Work your whole life and these kind of things make it worthwhile. Can't thank ESPN enough for including assistant coaches!Great players make the difference and I was lucky enough to coach so many."
Congrats to Phillips on the well-deserved honor.
Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.
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