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DeutschWilliam Fields (Canadian football)
| Toronto Argonauts | |
 Fields with the Argonauts in 2023 | |
| Born: | June 21, 1978 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Defensive co-coordinator Secondary coach |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| College | Houston |
| High school | Copperas Cove High |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 2014 | Simon Fraser Clan (Defensive backs coach) |
| 2015 | BC Lions (Ass. defensive backs coach) |
| 2016 | Montreal Alouettes (Ass. defensive backs coach) |
| 2017 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Defensive and special teams assistant) |
| 2018 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Defensive backs coach) |
| 2019 | Edmonton Eskimos (Ass. defensive backs coach) |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Vipers (Secondary coach) |
| 2020–2021 | Peru State College (Defensive coordinator Defensive backs coach) |
| 2022–present | Toronto Argonauts (Secondary coach) |
| 2024–present | Toronto Argonauts (Secondary coach) |
| As player | |
| 2001–2004 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 2005–2006 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2007 | Arizona Rattlers |
| 2008 | Georgia Force |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career stats | |
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William Fields (born June 21, 1978) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is currently the defensive co-coordinator and secondary coach for the Toronto Argonauts. He is a two-time Grey Cup champion, once as a player with the Calgary Stampeders in 2001 and once as a coach with the Argonauts in 2022.
College career
[edit]Fields played college football for the Houston Cougars from 1996 to 1999.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]Calgary Stampeders
[edit]Fields signed with the Calgary Stampeders on May 8, 2001.[3] He played and started in all 18 regular season games where he recorded 41 defensive tackles ad five interceptions.[1] Fields finished his rookie year as a Grey Cup champion as the Stampeders defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 89th Grey Cup game.[4] He played in three more seasons with the team where he totaled 165 tackles and nine interceptions in 65 regular season games.[4]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
[edit]Fields signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in March 2005 and played and started in all 18 regular season games where he had 45 defensive tackles and four interceptions.[1][5] In 2006, he played in four games and made six defensive tackles before being released on August 8, 2006.[1][5]
Arena Football League
[edit]Fields played for the Arizona Rattlers in 2007 and the Georgia Force in 2008.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]After coaching for five years with Cypress Christian School as a defensive backs coach, Fields joined the BC Lions as a scout in 2013.[2] He then coached in the NCAA for the Simon Fraser Clan in 2014 before re-joining the Lions as an assistant defensive backs coach and quality control coach in 2015.[2] On April 13, 2016, Fields joined the Montreal Alouettes as an assistant defensive backs coach and quality control coach and served in that role for one season.[6]
On February 9, 2017, it was announced that Fields had joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a defensive and special teams assistant.[7] In 2018, he was promoted to defensive backs coach with the Tiger-Cats.[8]
Fields was hired by the Edmonton Eskimos for the 2019 season as a defensive assistant, but later resigned on May 9, 2019, to join the Tampa Bay Vipers as the defensive backs coach for their 2020 season.[9][10] After the Vipers and the XFL ceased operations, Fields was hired by Peru State College to serve as their defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.[2]
On January 19, 2022, it was announced that Fields had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team's secondary coach.[11] In his first year with the Argonauts, he won his first Grey Cup as a coach as the team defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 109th Grey Cup game.[2] On May 1, 2024, it was announced that Fields had been named defensive co-coordinator in addition to retaining his duties as secondary coach.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "William Fields". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "William Fields". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Fields of dream". Canadian Football League. May 8, 2001. Archived from the original on September 11, 2002.
- ^ a b "Fields of dreams". Calgary Stampeders. April 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "Blue Bombers release Fields". Canadian Football League. August 8, 2006.
- ^ "Alouettes add William Fields to coaching staff". Montreal Alouettes. April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Ticats announce 2017 coaching staff". Canadian Football League. February 9, 2017.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats announce 2018 coaching staff". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Eskimos unveil 2019 coaching staff and announce reorganization of football operations". Global News. January 3, 2019.
- ^ "William Fields leaves Esks for XFL coaching opportunity". Canadian Football League. May 9, 2019.
- ^ "Argos announce 2022 coaching staff". Canadian Football League. January 19, 2022.
- ^ "Argos Announce Kevin Eiben & William Fields as Defensive Co-Coordinators; Name Myron Lewis as defensive backs coach". Toronto Argonauts. May 1, 2024.