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Tommy Nield

b. 1999

Canadian gridiron football player (born 1999)

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Born 1999. Tommy Nield is an american football player and canadian football player.

Tommy Nield (born April 17, 1999) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a three-time Grey Cup champion after winning with Toronto Argonauts in 2022 and 2024, and with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2025.

University career While he had contemplated playing for his hometown Guelph Gryphons, Nield committed to the McMaster Marauders program where he played U Sports football from 2017 to 2019. In his third year with McMaster, he caught 48 passes for 688 yards and four touchdowns and was named a second-team OUA All-Star. He won the 2019 Yates Cup with the Marauders and was the leading receiver in the Mitchell Bowl loss to the Calgary Dinos where he had eight catches for 151 yards and one touchdown.

Toronto Argonauts Nield was drafted in the fourth round, 30th overall, in the 2021 CFL draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 13, 2021. Following training camp, he agreed to a practice roster spot, but made his professional debut soon after in week 5 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on September 6, 2021, in the Labour Day Classic. He played in eight regular season games in 2021, but did not record any statistics. However, he started at wide receiver on July 31, 2022, against the Ottawa Redblacks, where he recorded his first catch and finished the game with three receptions for 50 yards. He played in 13 regular season games, starting in three, where he had ten catches for 191 yards and one touchdown. He returned to play in the rest of the regular season games, playing in 12 games total, starting in two, where he had 21 catches for 201 yards and one touchdown. He was a healthy scratch for the team's three post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where the Argonauts' defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–24. He was released in the following offseason on February 3, 2025.

Saskatchewan Roughriders On February 4, 2025, it was announced that Nield had signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played in 13 games where he had 42 receptions for 535 yards and five touchdowns.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers On February 10, 2026, it was announced that Nield had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Personal life Nield's father, Pat, played football for the Guelph Gryphons.

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Who is Tommy Nield?

Canadian gridiron football player (born 1999)

When was Tommy Nield born?

Tommy Nield was born on 17 April 1999 in Guelph, Ontario.

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Tommy Nield is an american football player and canadian football player.

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