Anthony Fieldings
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born: | July 9, 1971 Eustis, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Eustis (Eustis, Florida) | ||||
| College: | Morningside | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1993 | ||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Anthony Fieldings NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "NCC". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Sports". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. May 8, 1993. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 25, 1993. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. December 31, 1993. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 23, 1994. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Former NFL players file civil suit asking NFL to recognize brain injury disease for workers' comp". Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2021.