Name: Phil Archer        #44
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College: Western Illinois
DOB: 04/22/81
Experience: 1
Acquired: FA - '06
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota






Allocated to Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe for second-consecutive season in 2006...Spent 2005 training camp with the Chargers...Fifth-leading tackler for NFL Europe Champion Amsterdam Admirals with 34 tackles in 2005... fourth on squad with six tackles on special teams... played in all 10 games with nine starts... second-team All-Gateway Conference and named to conference’s All-Newcomer Team in 2003 after posting 136 tackles to rank second on squad in only year at Western Illinois... added two sacks and 15 tackles for loss for Leathernecks... transferred from Minnesota prior to senior season... ranked fifth in Big Ten with 113 tackles as sophomore in 2001... finished Golden Gophers career with 152 tackles... redshirted in 1999... spent 1999-2002 seasons at Minnesota and 2003 season at Western Illinois... earned degree in history... SuperPrep All-Midwest Team and two-time all-state at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul, Minnesota... born April 22, 1981 in Minneapolis.

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