Brady Fielder is notorious for sticking the landing — but at Last Cowboy Standing, it was a bull’s hoof that stuck him instead.
The Texas Rattlers standout fractured his leg during his first out on Day 2 in Fort Collins, Colorado, but still climbed back into the chutes for three more rides. He advanced to the final round, finishing second overall—but limped out of the arena knowing something was off.
“I felt it straight away,” Fielder said. “But I had to make a decision — if I was gonna ride another one I was gonna ride them all.”
That grit has defined Fielder’s 2025 season, which has been nothing short of dominant. From July 5–17, he rattled off five straight wins between the Challenger Series and Team Series, capped by a perfect 4-for-4 sweep at the sold-out Big Sky PBR. In just five days from July 17–21, he banked $62,353.75.
That stretch vaulted him to the top of the PBR Teams MVP race — where, even after sitting out one weekend, he remains just behind Koltin Hevalow. Could this be the comeback of the season, a gritty sprint to the finish after helping the Rattlers win it all in 2023? Or will history repeat itself, with another late-season push ending just shy of MVP supremacy?
Fielder’s last Team Series ride came at the season opener in Oklahoma City at Wildcatter Days, where he posted a 90.75-point ride aboard Woody to help Texas round out a 2-1 weekend.
Despite the setback in Fort Collins, the 25-year-old remains second in the MVP standings and optimistic about a return. Now officially listed as week to week, Fielder says the leg is healing well — and he’s already thinking ahead to the next PBR event in Sunrise, Florida.
Fielder may be sidelined for now, but in true bull rider fashion, it’s not what the X-rays say — it’s what his gut tells him. And right now, his gut says he’s ready.
The leg’s healing clean. The fire’s still burning. And if things keep trending the way they are, don’t be surprised if the Aussie tanks back into the chute sooner than expected.
Rattlers coach Cody Lambert isn’t the type to hold his riders back — especially not one like Fielder. Their understanding is simple: if Brady says he’s good to go, he rides. No smoke, no mirrors. Just mutual trust, built on pure cowboy toughness.
Even off the back of a bull, Fielder hasn’t stepped away. He’s been at practice, in the locker room, doing his part to keep the team sharp. And watching from the sidelines hasn’t dulled the edge — it’s only sharpened it.
He caught the PBR Teams event in Duluth on TV, but riding the couch? That ain’t in his vocabulary. “Them Texas Rattlers looked damn good,” he said with a grin — the kind of good that makes a sidelined cowboy itch to get back in the dirt.
Whether it’s Freedom Days in Sunrise, Florida, or another stop down the line, Fielder’s eyes are locked on the big picture — and the prize. After sitting out the 2023 UTB season to help Texas clinch the Teams title, he knows what it takes to finish strong. And if that leg holds steady, his comeback won’t just be a return — it could be an MVP-worthy encore.
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