At a scrimmage in Denver in August, 2011. |
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| No. 86 Denver Broncos | |
| Tight end | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: September 23, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Anaheim, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 272 lb (123 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: UC Davis | |
| Undrafted in 2006 | |
| Debuted in 2008 for the St. Louis Rams | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011 | |
| Receptions | 87 |
| Receiving yards | 987 |
| Receiving TDs | 8 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Daniel Fells (born September 23, 1983 in Anaheim, California) is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at UC Davis.
Fells has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and St. Louis Rams.
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Fells attended Fullerton Union High School. He was an All-Freeway League performer in football, basketball and baseball and was named All-CIF honors in football and was named team MVP. Fells was also All-SoCalHoops D-IIA honorable mention as a senior in basketball.
Fells attended UC Davis (Davis, CA) and joined the team as a wide receiver. Following a position change orchestrated by the coaching staff, Fells made the transition to play tight end and as a senior was a Second-team All-GWFC selection with 10 receptions for 165 yards and one touchdown. In 2004, as a junior, he was a First-team All-GWFC, with 35 receptions for 520 yards and 1 TD. As a member of the UC Davis Aggies in 2003, Fells won team's award as outstanding sophomore. In 2002, Fells was on the roster but did not play, and he redshirted in 2001.
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| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 6-4 * | 259 * | 4.95 * | 1.72 * | 2.92 * | 4.52 * | 7.29 * | 29½" * | 9'00" * | 19 * | × | |||||||||
| * represents NFL Combine | |||||||||||||||||||
Fells was originally signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2006.
In October 2008, Fells signed a free agent contract with the St. Louis Rams. In 2008, Fells played 12 games with one start and caught 7 passes for 81 yards. He was placed on injured reserve on December 21, 2008. In 2009 he came back with 21 catches for 273 yards and 3 touchdowns. He played in 14 games and started 4. Then in 2010 he played in every game and started in 7. He had career high in catches, and receiving yards with rookie Sam Bradford.
Fells signed a one-year contract with the Denver Broncos on July 31, 2011.