- Born
- Birth namePhilip Drury Dawson
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Originally signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted rookie free agent on 4/24/98. Released on 8/18/98 and claimed off waivers by New England Patriots on 8/21/98. Released on 8/30/98 and added to Patriots practice squad on 8/31/98, where he remained the entire season. Signed with Cleveland Browns on 3/26/99. Re-signed on 3/30/01 and 4/26/02. Signed a five-year contract with Cleveland as a restricted free agent on 7/15/05. Designated Browns franchise player in 2011 and 2012, signing one-year contracts on 7/30/11 and 3/19/12. Signed with San Francisco 49ers as an unrestricted free agent on 3/19/13. Re-signed with 49ers to two-year contract on 3/11/14 and then a one-year contract on 3/14/16. Signed a two-year contract with Cardinals an unrestricted free agent on 3/10/17.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Steven Thompson
- FG percentage of 84.5% ranks first in league history among kickers with 400 or more made FGs. Ranks as the Browns franchise leader in FG percentage at 84.0% (305-of-363).
- Has played in 279 career games, making 404-of- 478 FGAs (84.5 percent) and 480-of-490 PATs (98.0 percent) for a total of 1,698 points.
- (9/5/17) Currently ranks 10th all-time in FGs made in NFL history and third among active players (Adam Vinatieri, 530; Sebastian Janikowski, 414). Also trails only Vinatieri (2,378) and Janikowski (1,799) for most points scored among all active players, and ranks 15th overall in NFL history.
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