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Born: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | September 23, 1993
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) |
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College: | Louisville |
Position: | Defensive lineman |
Undrafted: | 2017 |
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Devonte Fields (September 23, 1993) is an American former college and professional football player. He played college football for TCU, Trinity Valley Community College, and Louisville as a linebacker.
Fields attended Arlington Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. As a senior, he had 73 tackles, 13 sacks and two interceptions. He committed to Texas Christian University (TCU) to play college football.
As a freshman at TCU in 2012, Fields started all 13 games and had 53 tackles, 10 sacks and an interception. He was named the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year. [1] [2] He played in only three games as a sophomore in 2013 due to injury and suspension. [3] [4] In August 2014 he was removed from TCU over numerous incidents that had occurred over the previous months. [5]
Fields attended Trinity Valley Community College in 2014. [6] He played in 12 games and had 61 tackles and 6.5 sacks. [7] He transferred to the University of Louisville in 2015. [8] During his first year at Louisville, Fields started all 13 games, recording 64 tackles and 11 sacks. [9]
Fields was signed to the Edmonton Eskimos' practice squad on July 31, 2017, and was listed as a defensive lineman. [10] [11] He re-signed with the team on February 6, 2018. [12] He was released on May 1, 2018. [13]
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