WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Linebacker Carlos Fields says he’s not sure when he will get over the “awe factor” of being in the NFL.“The reality is when I was growing up, it was so much of a dream that I never thought it could happen,” said Fields, a second-year player with the Washington Redskins and a former Winston-Salem State star.
Fields, 25, has been on a whirlwind since he was signed to the Redskins practice squad in November, and three weeks later he was elevated to the 53-man roster. He played in the final five games of the regular season mainly on special teams.
“I’m kind of tired because things happen fast in the NFL,” Fields said by telephone this week near the Redskins practice facility in Ashburn, Va. “I was talking to some of the veteran players we have, and they’ve been doing this for eight or nine years, so it’s something I have to get used to.”
Fields, who is from Henderson, grew up a Dallas Cowboys fan, so it wasn’t lost on him that he made his debut against the Cowboys on Monday Night Football on Dec. 13. Even though he’s in his second season in the NFL, he finally got to play in his first regular-season game.
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