The Ottawa Redblacks re-signed defensive back Clay Fields III and signed punter Noah Gettman on Monday according to the CFL Transactions page.
Clay Fields III is five foot ten and weighs 211 pounds. The 24-year-old from Franklin, New Jersey, signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on June 6, 2024. He played two preseason games making two tackles (2 solos).
The Colts released him on August 25, 2024. The Ottawa Redblacks signed Fields III on September 18, 2024, and spent several weeks on the practice squad. The Redblacks released him on October 18, 2024.
Collegiately, Fields III played five seasons at Marist College (2018-22) making 169 tackles (75 solo, 94 assists), five tackles for loss, half a sack, seven interceptions for 166 yards, one touchdown, 20 pass breakups, one fumble recovery, 11 kick returns for 176 yards, 20 punt returns for 191 yards, and one touchdown in 32 games for the Red Foxes. He was named a two-time First Team All-PLL (2021-22) and Third Team FCS All-American in 2021.
Then Fields III transferred to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2023 making 49 tackles (36 solo, 13 assists), two tackles for loss, one interception, nine pass breakups, and one quarterback hit in 12 games for the Mocs.
Noah Gettman is six foot five and weighs 210 pounds. The 24-year-old from Daytona Beach, Florida, signed with the Edmonton Elks on April 20, 2023. The Elks released him on May 13, 2023. Then, he took part in the XFL Specialist Showcase in San Diego, California.
Collegiately, Gettman played four seasons at Sacred Heart (2018-21) punting the ball 200 times for 7,928 yards (39.6 AVG), 19 touchbacks, 65 fair catches, 68 from inside the 20-yard line, 27 from 50-plus yards, one blocked punt, 77 kickoffs for 3,815 yards (49.5 AVG), nine touchbacks, and six kicks that went out of bounds, converted ten of eleven field goals (90.9 %) with his longest field goal for 35 yards in 40 games for the Pioneers.
Gettman was named AFCA Second-Team All-American, Stats Perform Second-Team All-American, First-Team All-NEC, and selected to the FCS ADA All-Star Team in 2021.
Next, he transferred to the University of Akron in 2022 with 61 punts for 2,478 yards (40.6 AVG), five touchbacks, 21 fair catches, 13 from inside the 20-yard line, six punts for 50-plus yards, 22 kickoffs for 1,245 yards (56.6 AVG), six touchbacks, and two kicks that went out of bounds in 12 games for the Zips.
