Ronald Fields life and biography

• Ronald Fields, a sixth-year defensive lineman who started all 16 games for the first time in his career in 2009, registering 37 tackles (22 solo) that ranked second among the Broncos’ defensive linemen.
• Spent his first four seasons with San Francisco from 2005-08 and saw time in all 16 games during each of his final two years with the club.
• Totaled a career-high 39 tackles for San Francisco in 2007 on a defense that was fifth in the NFL in yards per rush allowed (3.8) and second in the league in rushes for negative yardage (55).
• Started nine-of-13 games played for the 49ers in 2006, posting 26 tackles (15 solo).
• Received first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a senior at Mississippi State University, where he started 36 games for his career.
• Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on March 3, 2009. • Selected by San Francisco in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
Signed by San Francisco as a draft choice 7/28/05; Placed on injured reserve (left arm) by San Francisco 12/21/06; Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/3/09.

Fields is a fifth-year defensive lineman who spent his first four professional seasons with San Francisco before joining the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent in the offseason.

2009: Fields played all 16 games for the third consecutive season and opened every contest for the first time in his career, finishing second among Broncos defensive linemen with 37 tackles (22 solo)... Registered multiple tackles in 12-of-16 games... Part of a Denver defense that tied for the fifth-fewest points allowed (26) through a team’s first four games in the NFL since the 1970 merger... Made his Broncos debut at Cin. (9/13) as the club’s starting nose tackle... Recorded his 100th career tackle at Oak. (9/27).

2008: Fields appeared in all 16 games (0 starts) for the second year in a row with San Francisco and had 28 tackles (18 solo)... Totaled two or more tackles on eight occasions.

2007: Fields played all 16 games (0 starts) for the 49ers, posting a career-high 39 tackles (14 solo), one sack (3 yds.) and one forced fumble... Made multiple tackles in 14-of-16 games... Registered his first career sack (Kurt Warner) and forced a fumble on the same play at Ari. (11/15).

2006: Fields started a career-high nine games and saw time in 13 contests with the 49ers before he was placed on injured reserve with a broken left arm on Dec. 21... Finished the year with 26 tackles (15 solo) and one pass breakup... Made his first career start vs. S.D. (10/15)... Suffered a broken left arm in practice leading up to San Francisco’s game vs. Ari. (12/24).

2005: Selected by San Francisco in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft, Fields played four games (0 starts) as a rookie and had four tackles (2 solo)... Made his NFL debut vs. Sea. (11/20).

COLLEGE:
Fields started 36 games at Mississippi State University and finished his collegiate career with 172 tackles (72 solo), one sack, 16.5 tackles for losses, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles... Earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a senior.

PERSONAL:
Fields attended Bogalusa High School in Bogalusa, La., where he was a Class 4A all-district selection as a senior... Manages a football camp in the summer in Louisiana... Majored in coaching and teaching at Mississippi State... Ronald Fields was born on Sept. 13, 1981, in Bogalusa, La.

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