Ronnie Shields (American football)
| No. -- Free agent | |||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Stephenson High School | ||
| College: | University of Kentucky | ||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Ronnie Shields is an American football tight end who is currently a fre agent. He played college football at the University of Kentucky.
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
Kentucky Wildcats
Shields committed to University of Kentucky on October 30, 2009 and enrolled in June of 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]
Seattle Seahawks
On January 4, 2016, Shields signed a futures contract with the Seattle Seahawks.[4] On May 4, 2016 the Seahawks waived Shields.[5]
References
- ↑ "Ronnie Shields". Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Ronnie Shields - High School". 247.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Ronnie Shields - College". 247.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- 1 2 Larrabee, Kirk (January 4, 2016). "Reports: Seattle Seahawks sign three to reserve-future deals". sea.247sports.com. 247 Sports. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ 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.