The recipient of masters degrees in manufacturing management and economics from the HEC School of Management and London School of Economics, respectively, experienced plant manager Philip Calhoun has served as executive vice president of Michigan's Total Quality Engineering since 2015. A former semi-professional football player, Philip Calhoun counts the New England Patriots as his favorite National Football League (NFL) team.
The NFL Network compiles a list of the league's top 100 players prior to every season and, for the second consecutive year, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has topped the list. Brady, who will turn 41 years old in August, is a 13-time Pro Bowl player, five-time Super Bowl champion, and three-time MVP. He led the league in passing yards last season with 4,577, while also throwing for 32 touchdowns compared to only eight interceptions. He has been ranked in the top five of the NFL Network list since 2011.
What stands out about the recent No. 1 ranking for Brady is that the list was curated through a poll conducted among NFL players. Antonio Brown, Carson Wentz, Julio Jones, and Le'Veon Bell rounded out the top five, while Rob Gronkowski (No. 15) was the only other Patriots player to make the top 100.
A former plant manager at Ford Motor Company and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Philip Calhoun is the executive vice president of Total Quality Engineering, where he leverages over a decade of vehicle part manufacturing experience. In his free time, Philip Calhoun enjoys following his favorite National Football League (NFL) team, the New England Patriots.
The Patriots improved its depth at tight end on November 9 by claiming Martellus Bennett off waivers. A 6-foot-7, 248-pound native of San Diego, Bennett was originally drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played his first eight seasons in the league between the Cowboys, New York Giants, and Chicago Bears, before signing with the Patriots prior to the 2016 season. He had one of the most productive seasons of his career with New England, producing 701 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 55 receptions. However, he signed a three-year, $21 million contract in the offseason with the Green Bay Packers.
Through seven games with the Packers in 2017, Bennett caught 24 passes for 233 yards, but was released on November 8 for failing to reveal a physical condition. He passed a physical upon being claimed by the Patriots and recorded three catches for 38 yards in his first game back with the team.
