Anthony Fieldings Explained

Anthony Fieldings
Birth Date:9 July 1971
Birth Place:Eustis, Florida, U.S.
Number:50, 54
Position:Linebacker
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:237
High School:Eustis (Eustis, Florida)
College:Morningside
Undraftedyear:1993
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Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:4
Pfr:FielAn20

Anthony Fieldings (born July 9, 1971) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football (WLAF). He played college football at Morningside College.[1]

Early years

Fieldings attended Eustis High School. He accepted a football scholarship from Division II Morningside College. As a junior in 1991, he was a starter at inside linebacker and set a school single-season record with 151 tackles.[2] He also set a school single-game record with 24 tackles against the University of South Dakota.[3] He left as the school's all-time leader in career tackles.

Professional career

Fieldings was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills after the 1993 NFL draft on May 7.[4] He was waived on August 24.[5] On December 30, 1993, he was re-signed to the practice squad.[6] He was released on August 22, 1994.[7]

On July 31, 1995, he signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys. He was a reserve player, registering one defensive tackle and 5 special teams tackles. He appeared in 4 games and was released on October 4. The team would go on to win Super Bowl XXX.

In 1998, he was signed as a free agent by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was released on June 9.[8]

Personal life

In 2016, he was a part of a group of former players that filed a civil suit against the NFL, requesting it to recognize brain injury disease for workers' compensation.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anthony Fieldings NFL Football Statistics . . June 10, 2012.
  2. Web site: NCC . August 29, 2021.
  3. Web site: Sports . August 29, 2021.
  4. News: Transactions . The New York Times . 8 May 1993 . August 29, 2021.
  5. News: Transactions . The New York Times . 25 August 1993 . August 29, 2021.
  6. News: Transactions . The New York Times . 31 December 1993 . August 29, 2021.
  7. News: Transactions . The New York Times . 23 August 1994 . August 29, 2021.
  8. Web site: Transactions . August 29, 2021.
  9. Web site: Former NFL players file civil suit asking NFL to recognize brain injury disease for workers' comp . August 29, 2021 . October 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005033238/https://www.baltimoresun.com/fl-nfl-workers-comp-20161121-story.html . dead .