Cam Fleming

BIOGRAPHY

Cameron Fleming was born on September 3, 1992, in Fort Hood, Texas. He is an offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL.

Cameron Fleming attended Cypress Creek High School in Houston, Texas. He played football for Cypress Creek. He was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 38th best offensive tackle prospect of his class.

Fleming attended Stanford University from 2010 to 2013 but was redshirted in his freshman year in 2010. He became a freshman All-American as a redshirt freshman in 2011. He was an all-Pac-12 honorable mention in his sophomore season. As a junior, Fleming made the All-Pac-12 second team. He decided to forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft. He started 39 games at right tackle during his career. He entered the 2014 NFL Draft after his junior season.

Fleming was drafted in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Fleming appeared in nine games in the 2014 season including the playoffs and won Super Bowl XLIX with the New England Patriots. Fleming was a surprise cut by the Patriots at the end of the 2015 preseason but was signed to the Patriots' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 16, 2015, after starting left tackle Nate Solder was placed on season-ending injured reserve with a torn biceps.

In the 2016 season, Fleming played in all 16 regular-season games with five starts mainly as a reserve tackle and reporting as an extra blocker. He contributed to the Patriots' 14-2 record, which earned them the top-seed for the AFC playoffs. On February 5, 2017, Fleming was part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime. The Patriots trailed 28–3 in the third quarter, but rallied all the way back to win the game, which featured the first overtime game in Super Bowl history and the largest comeback in the Super Bowl.

On September 24, 2017, Fleming made his first start of the season at left tackle against the Houston Texans. He finished the 2017 season with five consecutive starts to finish the regular season. On January 21, 2018, Fleming started at right tackle in the AFC Championship game, making his first career postseason start. On March 26, 2018, Fleming signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys worth up to $3.5 million. He played in 14 games, starting three at left tackle in place of an injured Tyron Smith. On March 13, 2019, Fleming signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract extension with the Cowboys.