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Jon Shields
No. 63
Position:
Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1964-04-30) April 30, 1964 (age 59)
Vancouver, Washington
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school:Fort Vancouver
College:Portland State
Undrafted:1987
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games Played:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jon Rayborn Shields (born April 30, 1964) is a former

offensive guard who played for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at Portland State University
.

Early years

Shields attended Fort Vancouver High School.[1] He accepted a football scholarship from NCAA Division II Portland State University.

As a sophomore, he was a backup that alternated between the right and left tackle position. As a junior, he was named the starter at right tackle.[2]

As a senior, he received second-team All-Western Football Conference honors.[3]

Professional career

Los Angeles Rams (first stint)

Shields was signed as an

1987 NFL Draft on April 27.[4] He was waived before the start of the season on September 7.[5]

Dallas Cowboys

After the

NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. In September, he was signed to be a part of the Dallas replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media.[6] He was a backup at right guard during the three strike games and played offensive snaps against the Philadelphia Eagles.[7] He was cut on October 20, at the end of the strike.[8]

Los Angeles Rams (second stint)

On March 8, 1988, he signed as a

training camp for personal reasons.[10]

References

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  3. ^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. December 14, 1986. p. 26.
  4. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Rams Gamble Losing Guman in Reducing Roster to 45 Players". Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1987.
  6. ^ "Who's playing today and for whom". Lakeland Ledger. October 4, 1987.
  7. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Cowboys". The Victoria Advocate. October 21, 1987. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Rams sign seven, including Tuiasosopo, Moore, Gaynor". News-Pilot. March 9, 1988. p. D3.
  10. ^ "Rams : Hatcher May Be Out 8 Weeks". Los Angeles Times. July 24, 1988.
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