Tommy Nield

{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1999)}} {{Infobox CFL biography |name=Tommy Nield |image=2024, 81, Tommy Nield.jpg |image_upright=1 |caption=Nield with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024 |team=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |number= |position1=Wide receiver |birth_date={{birth date and age|1999|4|17}} |birth_place=Guelph, Ontario, Canada |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=3 |Weight_lbs=203 |CIS=McMaster |high_school=Centennial CVI |CFLDraftedYear=2021 |CFLDraftedRound=4 |CFLDraftedPick=30 |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2021|2024}} |playing_team1=Toronto Argonauts |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2025}} |playing_team2=Saskatchewan Roughriders |playing_years3={{CFL Year|2026}}–present |playing_team3=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |status=Active |import=no |career_highlights= * 3× Grey Cup champion (2022, 2024, 2025) * Yates Cup champion (2019) |Honours= |CFL=tommy-nield/166264/ }}

'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canadafootballchat.com/cfc100-sb-nield-has-narrowed-it-down-to-two-cis-schools/ |title=SB Nield has narrowed it down to two CIS schools |publisher=canadafootballchat.com |date=November 6, 2016}}</ref><ref name=McMaster>{{cite web|url=https://marauders.ca/news/2021/5/5/nield-goes-30th-overall-to-argos-in-2021-cfl-draft.aspx |title=Nield goes 30th overall to Argos in 2021 CFL Draft |publisher=McMaster Marauders |date=May 5, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref name=TORbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/players/tommy-nield/166264/ |title=Tommy Nield |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |access-date=August 6, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref name=TORbio/> He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season and remained draft-eligible for the Canadian Football League in 2021.<ref name=McMaster/>

==Professional career== ===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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2021/05/13/boatmen-ink-four-draftees/ |title=Boatmen ink four draftees |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |date=May 13, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref name=TORbio/> He made his first professional start on October 30, 2021, against the BC Lions, but did not record a catch or a target in the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021_CFL_Gm_Notes_66_Ham_at_Tor_EF.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=August 6, 2022}}</ref> He played in eight regular season games in 2021, but did not record any statistics.<ref name=TORbio/>

After making the opening day roster for the 2022, Nield went back and forth to the practice roster over the next few games.<ref name=Aug2021Notes>{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022_CFL_Gm_Notes_43_Tor_vs_Ham.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=August 6, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref name=TORbio/><ref name=Aug2021Notes/> He scored his first career touchdown on a 37-yard reception from McLeod Bethel-Thompson on October 8, 2022, against the BC Lions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6277/bc-lions-vs-toronto-argonauts/ |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=October 8, 2022}}</ref> He played in 13 regular season games, starting in three, where he had ten catches for 191 yards and one touchdown.<ref name=CFLguide2024>{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2050/11/2024-CFL-Guide-Digital.pdf |title=2024 CFL Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name=TORbio/> He also played in both post-season games, including the 109th Grey Cup where the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<ref name=CFLguide2024/>

In the 2023 season, Nield played in just nine regular season games, starting in five, where he had a career-high 32 catches for 384 yards and a two-point convert.<ref name=CFLguide2024/> He also played in the team's East Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes, but did not record any statistics.<ref name=CFLguide2024/>

In 2024, Nield played in the first four games before suffering an injury and sitting out the following six games.<ref name=111notes>{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024-GN-Gm-95-Wpg-vs-Tor-GC111-1.pdf |title=111th Grey Cup notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref name=TORbio/><ref name=111notes>{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024-GN-Gm-95-Wpg-vs-Tor-GC111-1.pdf |title=111th Grey Cup notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref><ref name=2024stats>{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024-CFL-League-Statistics-Week-21-1.pdf |title=2024 CFL statistics |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref name=111notes/><ref name=111playbyplay>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6486/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-toronto-argonauts/#playbyplay |title=Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 17, 2024}}</ref><ref name=111injury>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2024/11/13/cfl-injury-reports-111th-grey-cup/ |title=CFL Injury Reports, 111th Grey Cup: Final reports in |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 13, 2024}}</ref> He was released in the following offseason on February 3, 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2025/ |title=Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 4, 2025}}</ref>

===Saskatchewan Roughriders=== On February 4, 2025, it was announced that Nield had signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.riderville.com/2025/02/04/riders-add-canadian-receiver-tommy-nield/ |title=Riders Add Canadian Receiver Tommy Nield |publisher=Saskatchewan Roughriders |date=February 4, 2025}}</ref> He played in 13 games where he had 42 receptions for 535 yards and five touchdowns.<ref name=WPGsigning/> He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 10, 2026.<ref name=2026T>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2026/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 11, 2026}}</ref>

===Winnipeg Blue Bombers=== On February 10, 2026, it was announced that Nield had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<ref name=WPGsigning>{{Cite news |title=Bombers sign offensive lineman Jarell Broxton, receiver Tommy Nield |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2026/02/10/bombers-sign-offensive-lineman-jarell-broxton-to-two-year-deal/ |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=February 10, 2026}}</ref>

==Personal life== Nield's father, Pat, played football for the Guelph Gryphons.<ref name=TORbio/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.bluebombers.com/players/tommy-nield/166264/ Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio] *{{commonscatinline}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nield, Tommy}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian football wide receivers Category:McMaster Marauders football players Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario Category:Sportspeople from Guelph Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players Category:Toronto Argonauts players Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players