That's all I can say is damn. I can't say that the ref cheated us because that's a fine. I can't say that the Broncos didn't win that game because that's being a sore loser. I can't say that it was a mistake that the replay machine wasn't working in the first qtr cause that would be a lie. What I can say is damn damn damn. As a competitor it should never come down to the last play, but it did and we let it slip away. We can say that we should have won because the ref messed up a call and admitted it but at the end of the day we should never give up 39pts as a defense. I'm still proud of all my guys - they played their hearts out and left it all on the field. There are a few positives that come out of this. One is that the Giants started 0 and 2 last year, and two is that we started 1 and 4 last year. It's all good, our backs are against the walls, time to come out swinging. Ain't no punks on this team and we will show you better than we can tell you. SP

As you all know, we lost in the last 2 seconds of the game last Sunday. That is the first time that I have ever suffered a defeat like that. But the one thing that I learned through all my years of playing football is that it never comes down to one play. There are plays that happen throughout a game that also can dictate the outcome of a game. I thought the Panthers were a really good football team. They were big upfront with a solid running game and a QB that I respect a great deal now that I've played against him. There is no doubt in my mind that we could and should have won the game, but we didn't and now we have to go back to the drawing board. The most important game of our season is this Sunday against the Denver Broncos, who looked real impressive on MNF against the Raiders. The Broncos will come into our game with a chip on their shoulders because we have won the last four in a row and last year they didn't even score a touchdown on us. Jay Cutler looked real good and so did the running backs. They also get Brandon Marshall back, who's coming into his own as a premier reciever In the NFL. With all that said the San Diego Chargers only can worry about one thing, and that's controlling what we do and doing it to the best of our ability. This is a game that a true football fan is going to wanna watch. There will be a lot of trash talking, hard hitting, and big plays being made. So make sure that you tune in. Finally, if anyone has any questions for me please feel free to drop a line. God bless. SP

I went to the Bahamas this past weekend to help Alex Smith, TE for the Tampa Bay Bucs with his 3rd annual kids' football camp. A bunch of guys came like Stephen Cooper, Greg Camarillo, and Stan Wilson - just to name a few. It's important for me to always give back because I believe good things happen to good people. Alex is doing a great thing by trying to expose the Bahamian kids to football to try and get them another out and help them have successful lives. There are currently 4 Bahamian football players in the league: Alex Smith, Devard Darling, Samari Rolle,and D'Brickashaw Ferguson. Not bad for a small lil island. These guys all come back every year and raise money for the kids to help them with life skills as well as physical skills and learning the game that we all love. The great thing about doing this camp in the Bahamas is that it leaves time for play after all the work. I did a bunch of cool things such as ride the water slides, ride wave runners, and party the night away. All in all I had a great time seeing a bunch of old friends and helping out the kids. Everyone was great? except the staff at the hotel we stayed at ? The Cove on Paradise Island. And I thought the food sucked at my hotel, too. Didn't stop us from having a great time, though. Well, it's almost that time for the season to start. I get a lil more excited every day. SP

This was the 2nd year for my football camp in my hometown - Willingboro, NJ. About 150 kids ages 14 to 18 showed up for the camp from all the surrounding schools. It was a free camp to help kids with the fundamentals of football and also to give them hope and show them that if I can do it so can they. 1st of all I gotta give gatorade, nike, sports paradise, willingboro high school, and kareem mckenzie (starting right tackle for the superbowl champs) for helping out and believing in the same cause. much love. I'm going 2 do this for many years to come and make sure it gets bigger and bigger every year. My goal is to actually help these kids on and off the field.

I think they gotta stop somewhere with this. I love that everyone is making money but its starting to get rediculous how much money unproven players are getting before they take a snap. There are future hall of famers that are not making as much in there entire carrier as these kids are making in one check. I think the nfl should take some notes from the nba on caping rookies. If you think about it most rookies don't really come into there own until 4th our 5th yr anyway. So just imagen how much there second contract will b if they where 2 play there whole 50mil contract out it makes u wanna laugh huh. My final note is more power to them cause I want everyone to get all the money in the world cause imma get mine. Sp95

What's goin on, Yardbarkers? Just dropping by for a minute to let you know about a program I've been involved with for a while now call After-School All-Stars. Last year I donated $1,000to them for every sack I made and ended up giving $8500. In an hour or so I'll be at an event here in SD, handing over a check to this great program. Check out the link, it'll take you to a radio interview I did yesterday where I talk about today's event. I'll be bringing my camera along today, so hopefully I'll have some footage up here soon for ya'll to see. I'm planning on doing a lot more video posts in general, so let me know if you have any good ideas for those. SP shaunphillips.net

I'm on my way back from Cabo from a business seminar. It was crazy and I learned a lot about how money works. I also learned a lot about being 26 and in a spring break environment. I was sitting in club after club watching these lil kids go crazy, and thinking back 2 when I used 2 go crazy like that. Those were the good days. On a side note, there were a lot of good pickups around the league, and a lot of money being tossed around. Free agency is a great thing because when you're one of the premier players in the league teams have 2 pay a premium for you. They hate it but it is what it is. Some players get overpaid, some players get underpaid. At the end of the day, it's all about what your peers think of you. The money is great but the respect of you peers will last a lot longer than your money because you never know what can happen. Seeing all the NFL gossip in the news has me eagerly awaiting the offseason workout because then I know that the season is getting a lil closer. That's all I have for you guys. Feel free to ask me some questions. I'm in town for a few days so ill be able answer. God bless and vote Obama in '08. -SP

I'm excited for Mike Turner. He is a back in this league that could have been starting since his rookie year. He finally got his big payday that he has been waiting for. He will be a good fit in the ATL. He's a strong power every-down back with the speed to take it the distance. His only downfall is that the Falcons play the Chargers this year and we are going to break his facemask.

While I was in the gym yesterday, I was interrupted by an ESPN story on ballers being targets of crime. In my opinion, I believe this is something that the world needs to know, but I also feel that airing a story like that does nothing but give the so-called thugs a new idea. It seems as if everything is a big copycat. For example, the whole Columbine thing. Next thing you know stories like that and false alarms were popping up everywhere. It seems like whenever people get an idea off TV they try and take it and run with it. I can be completely wrong, but this is how I feel. I'm not comparing Columbine with pro players being jacked, I'm just saying I feel that this is something the leagues should bring to the attention of their teams. I personally was close to being a victim a few weeks ago, but fortunately for me, I usually go out with security or a big group of friends, and they took care of the situation for me. This is the real deal. Guys target ballers because we seem like easy targets, but what are we to do? Hide in our house and never come out? I believe that we just have to walk by faith and try as hard as possible to not put ourselves in vulnerable situations. For example, always travel in packs or with security. Try and live in a gated community. If it's possible, definitely have a security alarm on your house, and finally, pray everyday. This will definitely not stop a jacker from getting you, but it's a step in the right direction to protect yourself. It just sucks that the world comes to this. People are robbing people that they watch on TV with their mom, dad, kids and friends (and brag about what they did). If you were to go to the swap meet in LA, you can see several celebrities' chains, rings, watches, etc. This just baffles me that people are that ignorant. I come from nothing and did my share of dirt in my life to eat. But I never in my life harmed another hard-working honest man with a family because you not only fuck up your life and his life, you fuck up your family, his family and all the people around you. I just hope that people put down the guns and try and do better for themselves than to be out robbing and killing for a couple hundred bucks. If you feel that you need to eat and you wanna kill for your meals, then go to the Army and do you, your family, my family, and your country, some justice. Spizzel Shaunphillips.net

Thanks again for tuning into another SP experience. Imma start with how much fun I had in AZ. Some of the things I was able to do is party with Larry Johnson off the Chiefs, Kendra Wilkinson of the hit show Girls Next Door, and see all my old homies from college. I got a chance to dance on stage with Soulja Boy for espn, yoooooooooooo!!!! So all in all it was a great trip and I had hella fun. I know this is kinda of late but I'm happy the way the Super Bowl turned out. The team that wanted it the most won the game. I will never take anything away from the Pats - they played a great game, but the G-men looked hungry out there. Next stop: Vegas. Gotta hit the magic conventions. Any clothing or apparal designers out there who want me wearing your gear holla at me. SP for Pres. '08