Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phillips spoke to reporters on Tuesday for the first time since being arrested on suspicion of DWI over the weekend.

“I do understand that as a coach in this league there are standards from the NFL, and from the Minnesota Vikings, and I didn’t live up to those standards,” Phillips said. “The last thing I would ever want to do is detract from the attention being on the great things that these guys do on the field.”

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Phillips, 44, was pulled over for speeding on I-394 in Minneapolis at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Friday. He showed signs of impairment at the time and ultimately tested with a blood alcohol content of 0.10. The legal limit in Minnesota is 0.08.

“It doesn’t really matter where I was at,” Phillips said in regards to his blood alcohol content. “The important thing is to learn from the mistakes that were made.”

After being notified of the arrest on Friday night, head coach Kevin O’Connell made the decision to allow Phillips to travel with the Vikings to Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon for their Sunday game against the Raiders.

Notably, Phillips served in his role as the Vikings escaped with a 3-0 win over the Raiders. It’s still unclear if he will face any discipline from the Vikings.

“I’m not the person that’s going to make that decision,” Phillips said. “I’m just going to keep coaching until they tell me otherwise.”

Though he admitted he has felt like “crawling in a role” at times over the past few days, Phillips vowed to face any repercussions head on as he tries to put this situation behind him.

“I will accept whatever comes my way,” he said. “I’ll own it and move forward.”

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