Anthony Fieldings
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1971)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Anthony Fieldings
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|7|9}}
| birth_place = Eustis, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
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| number = 50, 54
| position = Linebacker
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 237
| high_school = Eustis
| college = Morningside
| undraftedyear = 1993
| pastteams =
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1993}})*
- Rhein Fire (1995)
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|1995}})
- Rhein Fire (1996–1997)
- Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|1998}})*
| highlights =
- All-NCC (1991)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 4
| pfr = FielAn20
}}
Anthony Fieldings (born July 9, 1971) is an American former professional 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FielAn20.htm |title=Anthony Fieldings NFL Football Statistics |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |accessdate=June 10, 2012}}
Early life
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.{{cite web| url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/223249784/ | title=NCC | access-date=August 29, 2021}} He also set a school single-game record with 24 tackles against the University of South Dakota.{{cite web| url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/337304837/ | title=Sports | access-date=August 29, 2021}} He left as the school's all-time leader in career tackles.
Professional career
Fieldings was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills after the 1993 NFL draft on May 7.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/08/sports/transactions-349993.html | title=Transactions | work=The New York Times | date=8 May 1993 | access-date=August 29, 2021}} He was waived on August 24.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/25/sports/transactions-872293.html | title=Transactions | work=The New York Times | date=25 August 1993 | access-date=August 29, 2021}} On December 30, 1993, he was re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/31/sports/transactions-181193.html | title=Transactions | work=The New York Times | date=31 December 1993 | access-date=August 29, 2021}} He was released on August 22, 1994.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/23/sports/transactions-037664.html | title=Transactions | work=The New York Times | date=23 August 1994 | access-date=August 29, 2021}}
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.{{cite web| url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/273491629/ | title=Transactions | access-date=August 29, 2021}}
Personal life
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.{{cite web | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/fl-nfl-workers-comp-20161121-story.html | title=Former NFL players file civil suit asking NFL to recognize brain injury disease for workers' comp | access-date=August 29, 2021 | archive-date=October 5, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005033238/https://www.baltimoresun.com/fl-nfl-workers-comp-20161121-story.html | url-status=dead }}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Super Bowl XXX}}
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Category:American football linebackers
Category:Buffalo Bills players
Category:Dallas Cowboys players
Category:Morningside Mustangs football players
Category:Sportspeople from Eustis, Florida