Fred Stamps

Fred Stamps
Personal information
Born (1980-12-10) December 10, 1980 (age 45)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
PositionSlotback (No. 2, 13)
High schoolG. W. Carver
CollegeLouisiana–Lafayette
Career history
2004San Francisco 49ers*
2004Jacksonville Jaguars*
2004–2005Baltimore Ravens*
2005–2006Jacksonville Jaguars*
2007–2014Edmonton Eskimos
2015Montreal Alouettes
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Stats at CFL.ca

Fred Stamps (born December 10, 1980) is an American former professional football slotback who most notably played for nine years in the Canadian Football League (CFL) primarily with the Edmonton Eskimos. He is a four-time CFL All-Star and a five-time Division All-Star and twice led the league in receiving yards. He played college football at UL Lafayette. Stamps was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, and Montreal Alouettes.

Early life

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

College career

Stamps played college football for the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns from 2000 to 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

On November 22, 2006, Stamps signed with the Edmonton Eskimos. In his first season in the CFL in 2007, he played in nine games, starting in seven, (he missed five games because of appendectomy surgery) where he had 28 catches for 289 yards, four kick returns for 72 yards, and two missed field goal returns for 95 yards. In the following year, Stamps played in 14 games, missing four due to a leg injury, where he amassed 751 receiving yards from 50 receptions while scoring six touchdowns. He signed a two-year contract extension on January 29, 2009.

In the 2009 season, Stamps played in all 18 games where he recorded 85 catches for 1,402 yards and eight touchdowns. In 2010, he suffered a shoulder injury and missed four games, but still managed to catch 80 passes for 1,223 yards and five touchdowns. Stamps added a third consecutive 1,000–yard season in the 2011 campaign, amassing 1,153 yards and eight touchdowns on 82 receptions; despite missing a couple of weeks because of a serious injury to his testicles. In 2012, Stamps played in all 18 games of the regular season and finished second in receiving yards with 1,310 and fourth in receiving touchdowns with nine. 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. He played in 16 games in 2015 where he had 40 catches for 479 yards and five touchdowns. Stamps was released from the Alouettes on January 25, 2016.

Retirement

On April 2, 2019, Stamps signed a one-day contract with the Eskimos to officially retire from professional football as a member of the team. He retired third all-time on the Eskimos' career receptions list with 496 and second in career receiving yards with 7,932 yards.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Fred Stamps returns to Eskimos". Canadian Football League. January 29, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
  4. ↑ "End of an Era: Esks ship Stamps to Als for Stafford". cfl.ca. January 16, 2015. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ Didier, Ormejuste [@DidierOrmejuste] (January 25, 2016). "The Alouettes ont libéré le demi inséré, Fred Stamps. / The Alouettes have released SB Fred Stamps. #CFL" (Tweet). Retrieved January 26, 2016 – via Twitter.
  6. 1 2 "Former star receiver Fred Stamps retires as an Eskimo". 3DownNation. April 2, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2026.