Shay Fields (born June 22, 1996) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

wide receiver who is a free agent. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

for

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

. He previously played for the

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) N ...

and

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquart ...

of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

(NFL),

San Diego Fleet The San Diego Fleet was a professional American football franchise based in San Diego, California, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). The league began play in February 2019, with the team playing its home game ...

of the

Alliance of American Football The Alliance of American Football (AAF) was a professional American football minor league. The AAF consisted of eight centrally owned and operated teams in the southern and western United States, seven of which were located in metropolitan are ...

(AAF), Calgary Stampeders of the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

(CFL), and

Panasonic Impulse The Panasonic Impulse is an American football team based in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. The Impulse compete in the X-League, and are a member of the top tier X1 Super division along with Fujitsu Frontiers, Obic Seagulls, IBM Big Blue, Nojima Sagami ...

of the X-League.

College career

Fields ranked second in

history in receiving yards (2,552), third in receptions (190) and tied for third in receiving touchdowns (21).

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Fields was signed by the

as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018. On September 1, 2018, Fields was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2018 season.

Denver Broncos

On December 11, 2018, Fields was signed to the

practice squad.

San Diego Fleet

On January 10, 2019, Fields signed with the

of the

(AAF). However, he was placed on

injured reserve The injured reserve list ( IR list) is a designation used in North American professional sports leagues for athletes who suffer injuries and become unable to play. The exact name of the list varies by league; it is known as "injured reserve" in th ...

before the start of the regular season. He was waived on February 23, 2019. He was added to the team's rights list and re-signed to a contract on March 19. He was activated to the roster on March 20.

Calgary Stampeders

After the AAF suspended operations, Fields signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the

(CFL) on April 29, 2019.

Panasonic Impulse

In 2021, Fields signed with the

in the X-League in Japan.

Vegas Knight Hawks

On May 4, 2022, Fields signed with the

Vegas Knight Hawks The Vegas Knight Hawks are a professional indoor football team based in Henderson, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas. A member of the Indoor Football League (IFL), the Knight Hawks began play in 2022 at Dollar Loan Center. The Knight Hawks are owne ...

in the

Indoor Football League The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a professional indoor American football league created in 2008 out of the merger between the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football. It has one of the largest number of currently active teams amon ...

(IFL).

References

External links

Colorado Buffaloes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fields, Shay 1996 births Living people American football wide receivers Colorado Buffaloes football players Denver Broncos players Players of American football from Bellflower, California Washington Redskins players San Diego Fleet players Calgary Stampeders players American expatriate sportspeople in Japan American expatriate players of American football Players of Canadian football from California St. John Bosco High School alumni Vegas Knight Hawks players