draftyear finalyear birth_place debutyear statvalue article_title position draftround college birth_date nfl number draftpick statlabel
1992 2000 oklahoma city , oklahoma , usa 1992 492 27 1 phillippi sparks
 cornerback 2 arizona state 15 april 1969 spa663847 22 41 tackles interceptions sacks
phillippi sparks

phillippi dwain sparks -lrb- born april 15 , 1969 -rrb- is a former american football player in the national football league .
sparks graduated from maryvale high school in phoenix , arizona , in 1987 .
he then attended and played football for glendale community college in glendale , arizona , from 1987 through 1989 .
sparks played a key role on glendale community college 's 1988 national junior college athletic association national championship football team .
he then attended arizona state university , where he was a member of the sigma chi fraternity .
he was drafted by the new york giants as the 13th pick in the second round of the 1992 nfl draft .
he played left cornerback opposite jason sehorn for six years and formed a talented defensive backfield tandem .
he played for the giants until 1999 .
in 2000 , he was signed by the dallas cowboys .
sparks announced his retirement on august 28 , 2001 , having played for nine seasons .
he now resides in new york city .
his ex-wife , jodi sparks , is an entrepreneur .
he is the father of son phillippi jr. and daughter jordin , grammy-nominated pop singer and the winner of the sixth season of `` american idol '' in 2007 .
