MIAMI GARDENS — It’s difficult to find someone harder on himself than Jaelan Phillips for missing what could’ve been a game-changing sack on Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert last Sunday on the play that ultimately turned the Dolphins’ fortunes sideways .
But some fans on social media are trying to give him a run for his money.
Phillips said he was “getting all type of crazy messages” on social media, which led him to delete the X app off his phone, after the critical play where Herbert slipped the grasp of Phillips. Herbert dumped a pass off to wide receiver Ladd McConkey, who evaded rookie safety Dante Trader Jr. for a 42-yard gain that set Los Angeles up for an easy game-winning field goal.
Had Phillips completed the sack against Herbert on the second-and-10 play, the Dolphin