William Fields (Canadian football)
Fields with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2025 | |
| Ottawa Redblacks | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| CFL status | American |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 21, 1978 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Copperas Cove High |
| College | Houston |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2001–2004 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 2005–2006 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2007 | Arizona Rattlers |
| 2008 | Georgia Force |
Coaching | |
| 2014 | Simon Fraser Clan (Defensive backs coach) |
| 2015 | BC Lions (Ass. defensive backs coach) |
| 2016 | Montreal Alouettes (Ass. defensive backs coach) |
| 2017 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Defensive and special teams assistant) |
| 2018 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Defensive backs coach) |
| 2019 | Edmonton Eskimos (Ass. defensive backs coach) |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Vipers (Secondary coach) |
| 2020–2021 | Peru State College (Defensive coordinator Defensive backs coach) |
| 2022–2024 | Toronto Argonauts (Secondary coach) |
| 2024 | Toronto Argonauts (Defensive co-coordinator) |
| 2025–present | Ottawa Redblacks (Defensive coordinator) |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |
William Fields (born June 21, 1978) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is the defensive coordinator for the Ottawa Redblacks. He is a three-time Grey Cup champion, once as a player with the Calgary Stampeders in 2001 and twice as a coach with the Argonauts in 2022 and 2024.