Sam Shields

Samuel George Shields III

Position: DB

5-11, 178lb (180cm, 80kg)

Born: December 8, 1987 in Sarasota, FL

College: Miami (FL) (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 26 (4294th overall since 1960)

High School: Booker (FL)

SUMMARY

Career

Int

Yds

202

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty	AV	Awards
2010	23	GNB	DB	37	14	6	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	29	25	4	1	0		3
2011	24	GNB	DB	37	15	7	4	68	0	60	12	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	45	42	3	0	0		3
2012	25	GNB	RCB	37	10	8	3	32	0	32	10	0	1	1	0	0	1.0	28	23	5	1	1		4
2013	26	GNB	RCB	37	14	14	4	3	0	7	16	0	0	0	12	0	0.0	61	51	10	0	1		5
2014*	27	GNB	RCB	37	14	14	2	62	0	62	9	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	40	33	7	1	0		7	PB
2015	28	GNB	RCB	37	12	12	3	15	0	15	13	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	39	37	2	1	0		5
2016	29	GNB	DB	37	1	1			0			0					0.0	3	3	0	0	0		0
2018	31	LAR	DB	37	16	2	1	22	0	22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	22	18	4	1	0		2
Career					96	64	19	202	0	62	70	1	1	2	12	0	1.0	267	232	35	5	2		29
7 yrs		GNB			80	62	18	180	0	62	66	1	1	2	12	0	1.0	245	214	31	4	2		27
1 yr		LAR			16	2	1	22	0	22	4					0	0.0	22	18	4	1	0		2

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
2010	23	GNB	CB,SS	4	2	2	40	0	32	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	13	13	0	0	0
2011	24	GNB	CB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	1	0	0
2012	25	GNB	RCB	2	2	2	52	1	52	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	11	9	2	0	0
2013	26	GNB	RCB	1	1							0	0	0	0	0.0
2014*	27	GNB	RCB	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4	3	1	0	0
2015	28	GNB	RCB	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	3	0	0	0
2018	31	LAR	CB	3	0			0			0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Career				14	8	5	92	1	52	12	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	32	28	4	0	0
6 yrs		GNB		11	8	5	92	1	52	12	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	32	28	4	0	0
1 yr		LAR		3	0			0							0	0.0

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Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
2010	23	GNB	DB	37	14	6	0	-1	0	-1		21	452	0	49	21.5	451
2012	25	GNB	RCB	37	10	8	1	0	0	0	0.0			0			32
Career					96	64	1	-1	0	0	-1.0	21	452	0	49	21.5	677
7 yrs		GNB			80	62	1	-1	0	0	-1.0	21	452	0	49	21.5	643
1 yr		LAR			16	2			0					0			34

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
2010	23	GNB	CB	4	2			0			1	9	0	9	9.0	9
2011	24	GNB	CB	1	0			0			2	43	0	22	21.5	43
2018	31	LAR	CB	3	0	1	17	0	17	17.0			0			17
Career				14	8	1	17	0	17	17.0	3	52	0	22	17.3	173
6 yrs		GNB		11	8			0			3	52	0	22	17.3	144
1 yr		LAR		3	0	1	17	0	17	17.0			0			29

Receiving & Rushing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Receiving & Rushing Table
					Games		Receiving											Rushing								Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
2012	25	GNB	RCB	37	10	8					0									0									0	1
2018	31	LAR	DB	37	16	2	1	1	12	12.0	0	2	12	0.1	0.8	100.0%	12.0			0						1	12.0	12	0	0
Career					96	64	1	1	12	12.0	0	2	12	0.0	0.1	100.0%	12.0			0						1	12.0	12	0	1
7 yrs		GNB			80	62					0									0									0	1
1 yr		LAR			16	2	1	1	12	12.0	0	2	12	0.1	0.8	100.0%	12.0			0						1	12.0	12	0

Receiving & Rushing Table
				Games		Receiving											Rushing								Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
2018	31	LAR	CB	3	0	1	1	12	12.0	0	1	12	1.0	12.0	100.0%	12.0			0						1	12.0	12	0	0
Career				14		1	1	12	12.0	0	1	12	0.1	0.9	100.0%	12.0			0						1	12.0	12	0
6 yrs		GNB		11	8					0									0									0
1 yr		LAR		3	0	1	1	12	12.0	0	1	12	0.3	4.0	100.0%	12.0			0						1	12.0	12	0

Advanced Receiving & Rushing

since 2018

Snap Counts

Since 2012

Regular Season

Snap Counts Table
					Games		Off.		Def.		ST
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Num	Pct	Num	Pct	Num	Pct
2012	25	GNB	RCB	37	10	8	0	0%	586	85%	96	32%
2013	26	GNB	RCB	37	14	14	0	0%	878	97%	1	0%
2014*	27	GNB	RCB	37	14	14	0	0%	820	86%	67	17%
2015	28	GNB	RCB	37	12	12	0	0%	692	87%	57	17%
2016	29	GNB	DB	37	1	1	0	0%	62	86%	7	25%
2018	31	LAR	DB	37	16	2	0	0%	339	34%	233	49%
Career							0		3377		461
5 yrs		GNB			51	49	0		3038		228
1 yr		LAR			16	2	0		339		233

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	IntTD	AllTD	Pts	Pts/G
2012	25	GNB	RCB	2	2	1	1	6	3.0
Career				14	8	1	1	6	.4
6 yrs		GNB		11	8	1	1	6	.5
1 yr		LAR		3	0			0	0.0

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