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Shaun Phillips spent a good portion of last offseason waiting for the phone to ring. A free agent heading into his 10th year, Phillips had been through the waiting game before - back in 2004, when he wasn't selected until the fourth round of the NFL draft. ''In my mind,'' Phillips said, ''I was better than all those guys.'' The Denver Broncos came in with a one-year, $1 million offer in hopes the hybrid linebacker-defensive end could make up for some of what they lost when Elvis Dumervil departed following a much-publicized and messy foul up with the fax machine. Phillips has responded with nine sacks over the first 10 games, only 2 1/2 short of his career high, and has also proven a solid influence in a veteran locker room.
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