Fred Stamps

Fred Stamps (born December 10, 1980) was an American former professional football slotback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) who last played for the Montreal Alouettes, but signed a 1 day contract to officially retire as part of the Edmonton Eskimos. He was originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at UL Lafayette. Stamps has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Edmonton Eskimos, and Montreal Alouettes.

Fred Stamps

No. 2, 13
Born:	(1980-12-10) December 10, 1980 (age 44) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	SB
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
College	Louisiana-Lafayette
High school	G. W. Carver
Career history
As player
2004	San Francisco 49ers*
2004	Jacksonville Jaguars*
2004–2005[1]	Baltimore Ravens*
2005–2006	Jacksonville Jaguars*
2006–2014	Edmonton Eskimos
2015	Montreal Alouettes
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Sun Belt (2002, 2003)
CFL All-Star	2009, 2011–2013
CFL West All-Star	2009–2013
Honours	Eskimos' Most Outstanding Player (2009, 2010)

High School

Stamps attended THEE George Washington Carver High School in the 9th Ward of New Orleans, LA—class of 2000.

College career

Fred Stamps played for the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns from 2000 till 2003. Stamps also played track and field and baseball.

Professional career

National Football League

In 2004, Stamps was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent. Following his release by the 49ers, Stamps spent time on the practice squads for both the Baltimore Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Edmonton Eskimos

Fred Stamps decided to sign with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. In the 2007 CFL season Stamps played in nine games (he missed five games because of appendectomy surgery). The following year Fred Stamps played in 14 games amassing 751 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns. In the 2009 CFL season played all 18 games and recorded 1,402 yards and 8 touchdowns. In 2010 Stamps once again suffered an injury this time injuring his shoulder. He missed 4 games but still had a great year statistically, collecting 1,223 yards and 5 touchdowns. Stamps added a third consecutive 1,000 yard season in the 2011 campaign, amassing 1,153 yards and 8 touchdowns on 82 receptions; despite missing a couple of weeks because of a serious injury to his testicles. In the off-season the Eskimos traded away franchise QB Ricky Ray. Stamps played in all 18 games of the regular season and finished 2nd in receiving yards with 1,310 and 4th in receiving TDs with 9. Stamps lead the league in receiving yards in the 2013 season with 1,259 yards.

Montreal Alouettes

Stamps was traded to the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for Kenny Stafford on January 16, 2015.^[2] Fred Stamps was released from the Alouettes on January 25, 2016.^[3]

Retirement

After spending three years as a free agent Fred signed a 1 day contract to officially retire as an Edmonton Eskimo

Statistics

Receiving			Regular season							Playoffs
Year	Team		Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD		Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
2007	EDM		9	28	289	10.3	21	0		Team did not qualify
2008	EDM		14	50	751	15.0	46	6		2	3	67	22.3	29	0
2009	EDM		18	85	1,402	16.5	63	8		1	4	76	19.0	28	0
2010	EDM		14	80	1,223	15.3	51	5		Team did not qualify
2011	EDM		15	82	1,153	14.1	75	8		2	7	88	12.6	25	1
2012	EDM		18	70	1,310	18.7	95	9		1	3	51	17.0	46	0
2013	EDM		15	68	1,259	18.5	51	11		Team did not qualify
2014	EDM		14	33	545	16.5	54	2		2	2	27	13.5	17	0
2015	MTL		16	40	479	12.0	54	5		Team did not qualify
CFL totals			133	536	8,411	15.7	95	54		8	19	309	16.3	46	1