WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- It didn’t take long for Carlos Fields of Winston-Salem State to put behind him the disappointment of not getting selected in the NFL Draft.
A few minutes after the seven-round, 256-player draft ended Saturday, Fields had already lined up a free-agent deal with the Oakland Raiders. He had five teams to choose from, but decided that Oakland was the place for him.
Fields, a linebacker, said he will sign with the Raiders later this week and get a shot at making an NFL roster.
“It was a slow process,” Fields said about watching the three-day draft, “but about the sixth round or so today my phone was ringing off the hook. So it picked up for me in a hurry.”
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