No. 89 Tennessee Titans | |||||||||
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | January 30, 1990 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Katy (TX) James E. Taylor | ||||||||
College: | Ouachita Baptist | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Receptions: | 10 |
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Receiving yards: | 124 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Phillip Supernaw (born January 30, 1990) is an American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ouachita Baptist University. He was signed by the Houston Texans after going unselected in the 2012 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs.
Supernaw was born in Nashville, but moved to the Houston area at an early age. His father is country music singer Doug Supernaw. He played high school football at James E. Taylor High School in Katy, Texas.
Supernaw was a four-year starter for Ouachita Baptist University in southwestern Arkansas. He recorded 64 catches for 710 yards and 10 touchdowns during his college career, and earned first team all-Gulf South Conference (2009), second team all-Gulf South Conference (2010), and second team all-Great American Conference (2011) honors.
He was signed by the Houston Texans on April 29, 2012 after not being selected in the 2012 NFL Draft. On August 31, 2012, he was released. On September 1, 2012, he re-signed with the team to join the practice squad. He was released by the Texans on May 14, 2014.
Supernaw signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 19, 2014. He was called up from the practice squad on September 23, 2014 to fill the roster spot opened up when TE Dennis Pitta was placed on IR for the season with a dislocated hip. On October 7, 2014, the Ravens cut Supernaw to make room for the signing of Ryan Taylor to their roster. The next day, Supernaw was re-signed to the Ravens' practice squad. On October 25, 2014, the Ravens cut Ryan Taylor to make room for the re-signing of Supernaw from the practice squad to their 53-man roster. His first NFL reception for negative two yards took place on November 2, 2014 in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was released on November 4, 2014 and was re-signed to the practice squad on November 5, 2014.