Todd Philcox (born September 25, 1966, in

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) is a former NFL

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Career

Philcox came out of

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and then played nine years in the NFL for the

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, Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

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, and New England Patriots. In 1993 Philcox was starting for the Cleveland Browns in week 11 against Seattle. On the first play of the game Philcox fumbled the ball; it was recovered by Seattle and was run in for a Seahawks touchdown. It was the fastest score in franchise history for Seattle. Philcox finished 4 for 8 and passed for 49 yards and had one interception in 1991. Philcox would go on to play two more seasons for Clevelend. He never fully recovered from a broken thumb in September 1992.

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* 1966 births Living people American football quarterbacks Syracuse Orange football players Cincinnati Bengals players Cleveland Browns players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Jacksonville Jaguars players San Diego Chargers players New England Patriots players Norwalk High School (Connecticut) alumni 20th-century American sportsmen {{quarterback-1960s-stub Players of American football from Fairfield County, Connecticut