Ronnie Shields (American football)

Ronnie Shields is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Kentucky.

Ronnie Shields
Free agent
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1991-12-15) December 15, 1991
Los Angeles, California
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Stephenson
(Stone Mountain, Georgia)
College:Kentucky
Undrafted:2015
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Ronnie Shields was born in Los Angeles to Ron and Victoria Shields. Shields attended Stephenson high school in Stone Mountain and graduated in 2010. While at Stephenson high school Ronnie didn't begin playing football until his junior year.[1]

College career

Shields committed to University of Kentucky on October 30, 2009 and enrolled in June 2010.[2] Shields was enrolled at Kentucky from 2010 to 2014.[3]

Professional career

Shields went undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft. Shields participated the Seattle Seahawks rookie minicamp in May but was not signed.[4]

On January 4, 2016, Shields signed a futures contract with the Seattle Seahawks.[4] On May 4, 2016, the Seahawks waived Shields. Shields was later re-signed May 9, 2016.[5] On August 20, 2016, Shields was waived by the Seahawks with an injury designation.[6]

References
  1. "Ronnie Shields". Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. "Ronnie Shields – High School". 247.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. "Ronnie Shields – College". 247.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  4. Larrabee, Kirk (January 4, 2016). "Reports: Seattle Seahawks sign three to reserve-future deals". sea.247sports.com. 247 Sports. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  5. Condotta, Bob (May 4, 2016). "Seahawks waive 5 players, including former starting center Drew Nowak and former Husky Josh Shirley". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  6. "Seahawks Waive 5 Players With Injury Designations, All Revert To IR". August 20, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
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