Sam Shields
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Position (s): Cornerback |
Jersey number (s): 37 |
| born on December 8, 1987 in Sarasota , Florida | |
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| Active : 2010 - 2019 | |
| Undrafted in 2010 | |
| College : Miami | |
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| Tackles | 267 |
| Sacks | 1.0 |
| Interceptions | 19th |
| Fumbles forced / conquered | 1/2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Samuel George "Sam" Shields III (* 8. December 1987 in Sarasota , Florida ) is a former American American football player at the position of the cornerbacks . He plays for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL). After he was not selected in the 2010 NFL Draft , the Green Bay Packers signed him as a free agent .
He won the Super Bowl XLV with the Green Bay Packers in 2011 and was first nominated for the Pro Bowl in 2014 . Due to several concussions, he missed four games in 2015 ; In 2016 he only played one game due to recurring complaints. In January 2017 he said: "Some days it is a severe headache, some just a weak one. It varies, I never know what I am at. I am so used to it having become normal." On February 8, 2017, after seven seasons playing for the Wisconsin team, he was finally fired by the Packers.
On March 8, Shields signed a new contract with the Los Angeles Rams , for which he played all 16 regular season games in the 2018 season .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Sam Shields signs with Rams after year out of the NFL. espn.com, March 9, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Green Bay Packers release cornerback Sam Shields NFL.com. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
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| SURNAME | Shields, Sam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shields III, Samuel George (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sarasota , Florida , United States |