Fred Stamps

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 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.

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