- Will Shields
Infobox NFLretired
name=Will Shields
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position=Guard
number=68
birthdate=birth date and age|1971|9|15Fort Riley, Kansas
deathdate=
debutyear=1993
finalyear=2006
draftyear=1993
draftround=3
draftpick=74
college=Nebraska
teams=
*Kansas City Chiefs (1993-2006)
stat1label=Games played
stat1value=224
stat2label=Games started
stat2value=223
stat3label=Fumble recoveries
stat3value=9
highlights=
* 12xPro Bowl selection (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
* 9xAll-Pro selection (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
* 2003Walter Payton Man of the Year
* 1992 ConsensusAll-America n
* 1992Outland Trophy
nfl=SHI231768Will Herthie Shields (born
September 15 ,1971 inFort Riley, Kansas ) is a formerAmerican football offensive guard who played his entire NFL career with theKansas City Chiefs . Shields blocked forMarcus Allen ,Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson during his career. In his career he had blocked for 1,000 yard rushers for five seasons. He also blocked for 4,000 yard passers for five seasons whileElvis Grbac did it in 2000 andTrent Green in 2003, 2004, and 2005. In fourteen seasons, Shields never missed a game, and he failed to start only one contest, his first regular-season outing, as a rookie in 1993. Pasquarelli, Len. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2838586 Chiefs guard Shields, a twelve-time Pro Bowler, retires] "ESPN.com", 15 April 2007.]NFL career
Selected out of the
University of Nebraska , Shields was the third-round (74th overall) pick of theKansas City Chiefs in the1993 NFL Draft . Shields was a consensus first teamAll-American andOutland Trophy winner during his final year at Nebraska in 1992. Beginning with aSeptember 12 ,1993 game against theHouston Oilers , he was in the Chiefs'starting lineup for every game, a team record and the second longest consecutive starting streak in the NFL behindBrett Favre of theGreen Bay Packers . He started in 230 straight games including playoff games. He went to thePro Bowl every year since from 1995 to 2006, a total of 12, a Chiefs team record. He was an important part in the Kansas City Chiefsoffensive line that consistently led the team to a top 5 finish in rushing offense. In 2003 Shields was the recipient of theWalter Payton Man of the Year Award , for his work in The "Will to Succeed" Foundation, the charitable organization he started in 1993. OnApril 15 , 2007 following 14 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, he announced his retirement from football.Will currently owns and operates 68 Inside Sports, a gymnasium and sports facility, in Overland Park, Kansas.
External links
* [http://www.kcchiefs.com/player/will_shields/ Kansas City Chiefs bio]
* [http://www.willtosucceed.org/ "Will to Succeed" website]
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