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| Position | Slotback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 10, 1980 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | G. W. Carver |
| College | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Career history | |
| 2004 | San Francisco 49ers* |
| 2004 | Jacksonville Jaguars* |
| 2004–2005 [1] | Baltimore Ravens* |
| 2005–2006 | Jacksonville Jaguars* |
| 2006–2014 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2015 | Montreal Alouettes |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Fred Stamps (born December 10, 1980) was an American former professional football slotback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at UL Lafayette. Stamps was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Edmonton Eskimos, and Montreal Alouettes.
Stamps attended George Washington Carver High School in the 9th Ward of New Orleans, LA—class of 2000.
Fred Stamps played for the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns from 2000 till 2003. Stamps also played track and field and baseball.
In 2004, Stamps was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent. Following his release by the 49ers, Stamps spent time on the practice squads for both the Baltimore Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Fred Stamps decided to sign with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. In the 2007 CFL season Stamps played in nine games (he missed five games because of appendectomy surgery). The following year Fred Stamps played in 14 games amassing 751 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns. In the 2009 CFL season played all 18 games and recorded 1,402 yards and 8 touchdowns. In 2010 Stamps once again suffered an injury this time injuring his shoulder. He missed 4 games but still had a great year statistically, collecting 1,223 yards and 5 touchdowns. Stamps added a third consecutive 1,000 yard season in the 2011 campaign, amassing 1,153 yards and 8 touchdowns on 82 receptions; despite missing a couple of weeks because of a serious injury to his testicles. In the off-season the Eskimos traded away franchise quarterback Ricky Ray. Stamps played in all 18 games of the regular season and finished 2nd in receiving yards with 1,310 and 4th in receiving TDs with 9. Stamps lead the league in receiving yards in the 2013 season with 1,259 yards.
Stamps was traded to the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for Kenny Stafford on January 16, 2015. [2] Fred Stamps was released from the Alouettes on January 25, 2016. [3]
After spending three years as a free agent Fred signed a 1 day contract to officially retire as an Edmonton Eskimo
| Receiving | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||
| 2007 | EDM | 9 | 28 | 289 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 | Team did not qualify | |||||||
| 2008 | EDM | 14 | 50 | 751 | 15.0 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | EDM | 18 | 85 | 1,402 | 16.5 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | EDM | 14 | 80 | 1,223 | 15.3 | 51 | 5 | Team did not qualify | |||||||
| 2011 | EDM | 15 | 82 | 1,153 | 14.1 | 75 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | EDM | 18 | 70 | 1,310 | 18.7 | 95 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | EDM | 15 | 68 | 1,259 | 18.5 | 51 | 11 | Team did not qualify | |||||||
| 2014 | EDM | 14 | 33 | 545 | 16.5 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | MTL | 16 | 40 | 479 | 12.0 | 54 | 5 | Team did not qualify | |||||||
| CFL totals | 133 | 536 | 8,411 | 15.7 | 95 | 54 | 8 | 19 | 309 | 16.3 | 46 | 1 | |||