| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | October 10, 1996 Cornelius, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | William A. Hough (Cornelius, North Carolina) | ||||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||||
Mark Fields (born October 10, 1996) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Clemson.
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]
Fields signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[2]
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]
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]
The San Francisco 49ers claimed Fields off waivers on March 3, 2021.[19] Fields was waived by the 49ers on August 10, 2021.[20]
Fields is the son of former Pro Bowl linebacker Mark Fields.[21]