Phil Hansen
No. 90
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1968-05-20) May 20, 1968 (age 55)
Ellendale, North Dakota, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:278 lb (126 kg)
Career information
College:North Dakota State
NFL draft:1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:634
Sacks:61.5
Forced fumbles:8
Interceptions:1
Player stats at PFR

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.[1] 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.[2] He lost a close race to former state representative Kent Eken.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. ^ "Former Bills player Phil Hansen says he's running for Minn. Senate seat as Republican". Washington Post. March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.[dead link]
  3. ^ Gerdes, Vicki (November 7, 2012). "Eken wins close Senate race". Detroit Lakes Tribune.


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