Free agent cornerback Sam Shields has been suspended for the first two games of the 2017 season, according to Field Yates of ESPN.com (Twitter link).
Shields hasn’t received any known interest since being released by the Packers in February, and this suspension certainly won’t help matters. The 29-year-old Shields can serve the ban as a free agent, but health issues might dissuade clubs from signing him even after his penalty concludes. A concussion limited Shields to one game in 2016, but despite suffering two major brain injuries in a nine-month span, Shields reportedly has no plans to retire.
A former undrafted free agent, Shields spent seven years with Green Bay, starting 62 games and racking up 18 interceptions during that span. He’s now part of a free agent cornerback cadre that includes Darrelle Revis, Leodis McKelvin, and Ron Brooks.
Suspended for what? Great reporting.
Exactly.