Shields had the size and ability to have been a beast Safety.
He lacked the right mindset. He was outworked by someone of lesser pedigree — Brent Alexander — for the starting lineup. He effectively just quit instead of working harder as he most certainly would have gotten another chance. Alexander was limited and our secondary was desperately in need of what his abilities could bring in 2001-02.
Considering he never played in NFL again after 2000, Ones got to wonder if he doesn’t have regrets looking back.