Mark Fields (cornerback)

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Mark Fields
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-10) October 10, 1996 (age 28)
Cornelius, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: William A. Hough (Cornelius)
College: Clemson
Position: Cornerback
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Mark Fields II (born October 10, 1996) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football at Clemson.

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College career

Fields was a member of the Clemson Tigers football team for four seasons, including the 2016 and 2018 national championship squads. He served mostly as a reserve defensive back, tallying 45 tackles, 13 passes broken up and one interception, which he returned 42 yards for a touchdown, in 48 games played (six starts). [1]

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Fields signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019. [2]

Minnesota Vikings

The Chiefs traded Fields to the Minnesota Vikings for a 2021 seventh-round draft pick on August 31, 2019. [3] He made his NFL debut in the Vikings season opener on September 8, 2019. [4] He was waived by the Vikings on September 14, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [5] [6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 12, 2020. [7]

Fields was waived by the Vikings during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [8] [9] He was elevated to the active roster on September 19 for the team's week 2 game against the Indianapolis Colts, [10] and reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was elevated again on September 26 for the week 3 game against the Tennessee Titans, and reverted to the practice squad again following the game. [11] On October 26, 2020, Fields was promoted to the active roster. [12] He was placed on injured reserve on November 6, 2020, [13] after suffering a punctured lung against the Green Bay Packers. [14] He was activated from injured reserve on December 15, 2020, [15] and waived by the Vikings the next day. [16]

Houston Texans

On December 17, 2020, Fields was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans. [17] He was waived after the season on March 2, 2021. [18]

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers claimed Fields off waivers on March 3, 2021. [19] Fields was waived by the 49ers on August 10, 2021. [20]

Birmingham Stallions

Fields signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League on August 22, 2022. [21] He was transferred to the team's inactive list on March 19, 2023. [22] He was released on October 12, 2023. [23]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Fields was signed to the practice roster of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on October 18, 2023. He was released on May 11, 2024. [24]

Personal life

Fields is the son of former Pro Bowl linebacker Mark Fields. [25]

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  2. ↑ Cook, Joe (April 28, 2019). "Tigers and Gamecocks receive free agent deals after NFL Draft". WLTX.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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  5. ↑ "Vikings Sign LB Devante Downs to Active Roster, Waive CB Mark Fields". Vikings.com. September 14, 2019. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ Thomasson, Chris (September 14, 2019). "Cornerback Mark Fields returns to Vikings on practice squad". St. Paul Pioneer Press . Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Vikings Announce Seven Reserve/Future Free Agent Signings". Vikings.com. January 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ Peters, Craig; Smith, Eric (September 5, 2020). "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Vikings Claim LB Ryan Connelly, Add 13 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 6, 2020.
  10. ↑ @Vikings (September 19, 2020). "Mark Fields II (@MFII__) has been elevated from the practice squad to the active roster for tomorrow's game" (Tweet). Retrieved October 5, 2020– via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Vikings elevate safety George Iloka, CB Mark Fields from practice squad". TwinCities.com. September 26, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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