NFL<\/a> merged in 1966.<\/p>\nPhilbin was voted to the AFL All-Time Team in 1970 after the merger was complete.<\/p>\n
He never made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but was inducted into the Jets Ring of Honor in 2011.<\/p>\n
“I do remember when we played the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoff game [after the 1969 season] \u2014 he had a separated shoulder,” John Schmitt, a Jets center from 1964-1974 said on Wednesday via the Jets. <\/p>\n
“They made up a leather harness that was a half-inch thick that was wrapped around his chest, and they had chain-link fence holding the leather arm piece to the chest piece. <\/p>\n
New England Patriots icon Julian Edelman speaks on potentially joining Fox NFL Sunday after Jimmy Johnson retirement<\/p>\n
“You never saw such a barbaric thing. And he played the whole game against Kansas City.<\/p>\n
“He was a damn tough player and I loved the man.”<\/p>\n
NFL fans have flocked to social media to share an outpouring of support for Philbin’s family after his death.<\/p>\n
“Rest in peace,” one fan said.<\/p>\n
NFL important dates 2025 season<\/p>\n
March 12 – Free Agency begins<\/p>\n
April 24-26 – NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin<\/p>\n
September 4 – 2025 season opener (TBC vs Eagles)<\/p>\n
November 27 – Thanksgiving Day triple header<\/p>\n
January 4, 2026 – End of regular-season<\/p>\n
February 8, 2026 – Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California<\/p>\n
“Awww R.I.P one of my favorite Jets,” another fan said.<\/p>\n
“Condolences and prayers for his family,” a third fan said.<\/p>\n
“Sad news. RIP. #81,” a fourth fan said.<\/p>\n
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