Education
Philip attended Mankato West High School in Mankato, Minnesota.
Philip attended Mankato West High School in Mankato, Minnesota.
Nelson was charged with firstand third-degree assault after allegedly kicking 24-year-old Issac Kolstad in the head while Kolstad was lying on the ground on Sunday, May 11, 2014. He was dismissed from the Rutgers football program on the following Tuesday. He is the son of Pat and Norma Nelson.
Nelson began to receive attention from Football Bowl Subdivision scouts during his junior year in high school.
lieutenant was originally perceived that Nelson would be a very sought after recruit during his senior year by numerous Big Ten schools and was highly regarded by recruiting expert Tom Lemming. Nelson conducted initial visits to a handful of schools to include Iowa State, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
Upon visiting Minnesota in December 2010, Nelson received his first scholarship offer from Minnesota Head Coach Jerry Kill. Nelson committed to Minnesota on February 19, 2011.
On January 16, 2014, Nelson announced he was transferring from Minnesota.
He would still have three years (including a redshirt year) to play for a new team On January 29, 2014 Nelson transferred to Rutgers. On May 13, 2014, he was dismissed from Rutgers.
In August 2015, Nelson walked on at East Carolina.