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{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
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|caption=Fells with the Denver Broncos
|caption=Fells with the Denver Broncos in 2011
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|current_team=Free agent
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|position=[[Tight end]]
|position=[[Tight end]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1983|9|23}}
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1983|9|23}}
|birth_place=[[Anaheim, California]]
|birth_place=[[Anaheim, California]], U.S.
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|high_school = [[Fullerton Union High School|Fullerton (CA) Union]]
|high_school = [[Fullerton Union High School|Fullerton Union]]<br/>([[Fullerton, California]])
|college=[[University of California, Davis#Athletics|UC Davis]]
|college=[[UC Davis Aggies football|UC Davis]] (2002–2005)
|undraftedyear=2006
|undraftedyear=2006
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* 2005 Second-team All-[[Great West Football Conference|GWFC]]
* First-team All-[[Great West Football Conference|GWFC]] (2004)
* 2004 First-team All-[[Great West Football Conference|GWFC]]
* Second-team All-GWFC (2005)
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'''Daniel Fells''' (born September 23, 1983) is a former [[American football]] [[tight end]]. He played [[college football]] at [[University of California, Davis#Athletics|UC Davis]] and was signed by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in [[2006 NFL season|2006]].
'''Daniel Fells''' (born September 23, 1983) is a former [[American football]] [[tight end]]. He played [[college football]] at [[University of California, Davis#Athletics|UC Davis]] and was signed by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in [[2006 NFL season|2006]].


Fells has also been a member of the [[Oakland Raiders]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], [[St. Louis Rams]], [[Denver Broncos]], and [[New England Patriots]].
Fells was also a member of the [[St. Louis Rams]], [[Denver Broncos]] and [[New England Patriots]].


==Early years==
==Early life==
Fells attended Fullerton Union High School. He was an All-Freeway League performer in football, basketball and baseball and was named All-CIF honors in football and was named team MVP. Fells was also All-SoCalHoops D-IIA honorable mention as a senior in basketball. His brother is [[Darren Fells]], who currently plays tight end for the [[Arizona Cardinals]].
Fells attended Fullerton Union High School. He was an All-Freeway League performer in football, basketball and baseball and was named All-CIF honors in football and was named team [[most valuable player]]. Fells was also All-SoCalHoops D-IIA honorable mention as a senior in basketball. His brother is [[Darren Fells]], who most recently played tight end for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].


==College career==
==College career==
Fells attended UC Davis (Davis, CA) and joined the team as a wide receiver. Following a position change orchestrated by the coaching staff, Fells made the transition to play tight end and as a senior was a Second-team All-[[Great West Football Conference|GWFC]] selection with 10 receptions for 165 yards and one touchdown. In 2004, as a junior, he was a First-team All-GWFC, with 35 receptions for 520 yards and 1 TD. As a member of the UC Davis Aggies in 2003, Fells won team's award as outstanding sophomore. In 2002, Fells was on the roster but did not play, and he redshirted in 2001.
Fells attended [[University of California, Davis]] and joined the team as a wide receiver. Following a position change orchestrated by the coaching staff, Fells made the transition to play tight end and as a senior was a Second-team All-[[Great West Football Conference]] (GWFC) selection with 10 receptions for 165 yards and one touchdown. In 2004, as a junior, he was a First-team All-GWFC, with 35 receptions for 520 yards and one touchdown. As a member of the UC Davis Aggies in 2003, he won team's award as outstanding sophomore. In 2002, he was on the roster but did not play, and he redshirted{{clarify|date=September 2021}} in 2001.


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
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| ALIGN="center" |1.72 *
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| ALIGN="center" |9'00" *
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===Atlanta Falcons===
===Atlanta Falcons===
Fells was originally signed by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2006.
Fells was originally signed by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2006.

===Oakland Raiders===
On September 4, 2007, the Oakland Raiders assigned Fells to the practice squad.

===Tampa Bay Buccaneers===
On January 1, 2008, Fells signed a Reserve/Future contract with the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].


===St. Louis Rams===
===St. Louis Rams===
In October 2008, Fells signed a free agent contract with the [[St. Louis Rams]]. In 2008, Fells played 12 games with one start and caught 7 passes for 81 yards. He was placed on [[injured reserve]] on December 21, 2008. In 2009 he came back with 21 catches for 273 yards and 3 touchdowns. He played in 14 games and started 4. Then in 2010 he played in every game and started in 7. He had career high in catches, and receiving yards with rookie [[Sam Bradford]].
In October 2008, Fells signed a free agent contract with the [[St. Louis Rams]]. In 2008, he played 12 games with one start and caught seven passes for 81 yards. He was placed on [[injured reserve]] on December 21, 2008. In 2009, he came back with 21 catches for 273 yards and three touchdowns. He played in 14 games and started four. Then in 2010, he played in every game and started in seven. He had career high in catches, and receiving yards with rookie [[Sam Bradford]].


===Denver Broncos===
===Denver Broncos===
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===New England Patriots===
===New England Patriots===
Fells agreed to sign a three-year deal with the [[New England Patriots]] on March 19, 2012.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2012/03/patriots_add_te.html Patriots add TE Daniel Fells]</ref> On August 30, 2013 Fells was released.<ref>http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4747637/source-patriots-to-cut-te-fells</ref>
Fells agreed to sign a three-year deal with the [[New England Patriots]] on March 19, 2012.<ref>[https://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2012/03/patriots_add_te.html Patriots add TE Daniel Fells]</ref> On August 30, 2013 Fells was released.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reiss |first=Mike |date=2013-08-30 |title=Source: Patriots to cut TE Daniel Fells |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4747637/source-patriots-to-cut-te-fells |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>


===New York Giants===
===New York Giants===
On January 7, 2014, Fells was signed by the [[New York Giants]]. On October 5, 2015, the Giants announced that Fells had been dealing with a chronic ankle condition, which was later discovered to be a [[staphylococcal infection]], a discovery made after he had received a [[cortisone]] [[injection (medicine)|injection]] for his ankle injury. The infection was found to be [[methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus]] (MRSA), which is resistant to many antibiotics that are used to treat staph infections. Fells had a high fever upon his arrival on October 2, 2015, at the [[emergency room]], where he had been taken by his wife.<ref name="2015ESPNstaph">{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/newyork/nfl/story/_/id/13815562/newyork-giants-place-daniel-fells-season-ending-ir-staph-infection |title=Giants TE Daniel Fells put on season-ending IR with staph infection |last=Graziano |first=Dan |date=October 5, 2015 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref> Due to the staph infection found in his ankle, he was placed on injured reserve.<ref name="2015ESPNstaph"/> On October 9, 2015, he was moved from the [[intensive care unit]] (ICU) to a private room.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/ny-giants-tight-end-daniel-fells-fighting-staph-infection-doctors-hope-to-save-foot/ar-AAfmxoS?li=AAa0dzB |title=NY Giants Tight End Daniel Fells Fighting Staph Infection; Doctors Hope to Save Foot |website=[[MSN]] |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014195129/http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/ny-giants-tight-end-daniel-fells-fighting-staph-infection-doctors-hope-to-save-foot/ar-AAfmxoS?li=AAa0dzB |url-status=dead }}</ref> On July 26, 2016, Fells announced his retirement from the NFL.
On January 7, 2014, Fells was signed by the [[New York Giants]].

On Monday, October 5, 2015, the Giants announced that Fells had been dealing with a chronic ankle condition, which was later discovered to be a [[staph infection]], a discovery made after he had received a [[cortisone]] [[injection (medicine)|injection]] for his ankle injury. Specifically, it was found to be [[Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus]] (MRSA), which is resistant to many antibiotics that are used to treat [[Staphylococcal infection|staph infections]]. He has had six surgeries on his foot. Doctors do not want to amputate his foot, but they are afraid that the MRSA infection may have spread, or may spread, to the bone ([[osteomyelitis]]), or even the blood ([[sepsis]]), both of which could ultimately be fatal even with good treatment. He had had a 104 degree F temperature upon his arrival at the [[emergency room]] on Friday, October 2, 2015, where he had been taken by his wife.<ref name="2015ESPNstaph">{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/newyork/nfl/story/_/id/13815562/newyork-giants-place-daniel-fells-season-ending-ir-staph-infection |title=Giants TE Daniel Fells put on season-ending IR with staph infection |last=Graziano |first=Dan |date=October 5, 2015 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref> Due to the staph infection found in his ankle, he was placed on injured reserve.<ref name="2015ESPNstaph"/> As of Friday, October 9, 2015, he appeared to possibly be doing somewhat better, as he was moved from the [[intensive care unit]] (ICU) to a private room.<ref>http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/ny-giants-tight-end-daniel-fells-fighting-staph-infection-doctors-hope-to-save-foot/ar-AAfmxoS?li=AAa0dzB&ocid=iehp</ref> On July 26th, 2016, Fells announced his retirement from the NFL.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://ucdavisaggies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fells_daniel01.html UC Davis Aggies bio]
*[http://ucdavisaggies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fells_daniel01.html UC Davis Aggies bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206103209/http://ucdavisaggies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fells_daniel01.html |date=December 6, 2007 }}



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Revision as of 23:12, 22 February 2024

Daniel Fells
refer to caption
Fells with the Denver Broncos in 2011
No. 46, 86, 85
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1983-09-23) September 23, 1983 (age 40)
Anaheim, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Fullerton Union
(Fullerton, California)
College:UC Davis (2002–2005)
Undrafted:2006
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-GWFC (2004)
  • Second-team All-GWFC (2005)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:111
Receiving yards:1,307
Receiving touchdowns:12
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Daniel Fells (born September 23, 1983) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at UC Davis and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2006.

Fells was also a member of the St. Louis Rams, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots.

Early life

Fells attended Fullerton Union High School. He was an All-Freeway League performer in football, basketball and baseball and was named All-CIF honors in football and was named team most valuable player. Fells was also All-SoCalHoops D-IIA honorable mention as a senior in basketball. His brother is Darren Fells, who most recently played tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

College career

Fells attended University of California, Davis and joined the team as a wide receiver. Following a position change orchestrated by the coaching staff, Fells made the transition to play tight end and as a senior was a Second-team All-Great West Football Conference (GWFC) selection with 10 receptions for 165 yards and one touchdown. In 2004, as a junior, he was a First-team All-GWFC, with 35 receptions for 520 yards and one touchdown. As a member of the UC Davis Aggies in 2003, he won team's award as outstanding sophomore. In 2002, he was on the roster but did not play, and he redshirted[clarification needed] in 2001.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+38 in
(1.91 m)
259 lb
(117 kg)
4.95 s 1.71 s 2.86 s 4.46 s 7.27 s 29+12 in
(0.75 m)
9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)
19 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[1]

Atlanta Falcons

Fells was originally signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2006.

Oakland Raiders

On September 4, 2007, the Oakland Raiders assigned Fells to the practice squad.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On January 1, 2008, Fells signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

St. Louis Rams

In October 2008, Fells signed a free agent contract with the St. Louis Rams. In 2008, he played 12 games with one start and caught seven passes for 81 yards. He was placed on injured reserve on December 21, 2008. In 2009, he came back with 21 catches for 273 yards and three touchdowns. He played in 14 games and started four. Then in 2010, he played in every game and started in seven. He had career high in catches, and receiving yards with rookie Sam Bradford.

Denver Broncos

Fells signed a one-year contract with the Denver Broncos on July 31, 2011.

New England Patriots

Fells agreed to sign a three-year deal with the New England Patriots on March 19, 2012.[2] On August 30, 2013 Fells was released.[3]

New York Giants

On January 7, 2014, Fells was signed by the New York Giants. On October 5, 2015, the Giants announced that Fells had been dealing with a chronic ankle condition, which was later discovered to be a staphylococcal infection, a discovery made after he had received a cortisone injection for his ankle injury. The infection was found to be methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which is resistant to many antibiotics that are used to treat staph infections. Fells had a high fever upon his arrival on October 2, 2015, at the emergency room, where he had been taken by his wife.[4] Due to the staph infection found in his ankle, he was placed on injured reserve.[4] On October 9, 2015, he was moved from the intensive care unit (ICU) to a private room.[5] On July 26, 2016, Fells announced his retirement from the NFL.

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Fells, DS #18 TE, California-Davis". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Patriots add TE Daniel Fells
  3. ^ Reiss, Mike (August 30, 2013). "Source: Patriots to cut TE Daniel Fells". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Graziano, Dan (October 5, 2015). "Giants TE Daniel Fells put on season-ending IR with staph infection". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "NY Giants Tight End Daniel Fells Fighting Staph Infection; Doctors Hope to Save Foot". MSN. Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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