Mark Fields (American football)

Mark Fields

Position(s) Linebacker Jersey #(s) 55, 58
Born	November 9, 1972 (1972-11-09) (age 39) Los Angeles, California
Career information
Year(s)	1995–2004
NFL Draft	1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
College	Washington State
Professional teams
New Orleans Saints (1995-2000) St. Louis Rams (2001) Carolina Panthers (2002-2004)
Career stats
Tackles	769
Sacks	34.5
Interceptions	5
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl selection (2000, 2004)

Mark Anthony Fields (born November 9, 1972) is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League.

Fields played college football for Washington State University. He was selected in the first round (13th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. He played six years in New Orleans, leading or coming close to the team lead in tackles. He later played one year with the St. Louis Rams before signing with the Carolina Panthers before the 2002 NFL season. However, before the start of the 2003 season, he learned he had Hodgkin's disease, and he was forced to sit the season out. Both he and linebackers coach Sam Mills were sources of inspiration for the team, who made it to Super Bowl XXXVIII before losing to the New England Patriots. Fields returned to play in the 2004 NFL season, and made the NFC team at the 2005 Pro Bowl.

Fields learned before the start of the 2005 season that his Hodgkin's had returned, and so he turned down a new contract offer from Carolina.^[1]

He was arrested in August 2010 in Arizona for domestic violence, assault, and other charges. He allegedly attempted to strangle the mother of his six-year-old daughter at the child's school.^[2][3][4]

He is a partner owner of a Real estate Company Rose and Fields in Avondale, Arizona.^{[citation needed]}

He was a student at George Washington Preparatory High School. He attended Southwest College and Compton College before attending Washington State.

References

1. ^ "Doctors discover Hodgkin's disease has returned". ESPN. May 6, 2005. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2053827. Retrieved July 22, 2011. 
2. ^ "Ex-NFL Star Accused of Beating, Choking Baby Mama". TMZ. August 10, 2010. http://www.tmz.com/2010/08/10/mark-fields-carolina-panthers-nfl-aggravated-assault-baby-mama-beatdown/. Retrieved July 22, 2011. 
3. ^ "Mark Fields, Ex-NFL Player, Arrested for Alleged Domestic Violence". CBS News. August 13, 2010. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20013527-504083.html. Retrieved July 22, 2011. 
4. ^ "Ex-Panther Mark Fields accused of choking, beating woman". NBC Sports. August 10, 2010. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/08/10/ex-panther-mark-fields-accused-of-choking-beating-woman/. Retrieved July 22, 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Fields, Mark
Alternative names	Fields, Mark Lee
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	November 9, 1972
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Date of death
Place of death

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