NFL: Packers Sam Shields- Elite Ballhawk on the Rise
by Chad Jones Sam Shields becoming elite. Photo credit NFL Agent Drew Rosenhaus meet with Packers General Manager Ted Thompson Monday , and the day concluded with client Sam Shields signing his Restricted Free Agent Tender. Slated to earn $ 2.023 Million in 2013, Shields is an extension candidate whose best football lies ahead. Quintessential late bloomer, the 25 year old converted from wide receiver during his Senior season at Miami. Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2010, Shields paid immediate dividends, and his development was faster than even the Packers anticipated.