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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Fort Huachuca, Arizona, U.S. | September 18, 1982||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Lexington (KY) Henry Clay | ||||||||||||
College: | Kentucky | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||||||
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Shane Boyd (born September 18, 1982) is an American former professional football quarterback. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. Boyd was also a member of the Cologne Centurions, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans, Montreal Alouettes, California Redwoods, Indianapolis Colts, Sacramento Mountain Lions, Milwaukee Mustangs, Tampa Bay Storm, Portland Thunder, Bluegrass Warhorses, San Antonio Talons, Arizona Rattlers, Cleveland Gladiators and Baltimore Brigade.
In high school and college, Boyd played both baseball and football. He was drafted as a pitcher by the Minnesota Twins the 12th round of the 2004 MLB Draft but decided against signing.
He played football and baseball at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky. His brother, Aaron, was a wide receiver at Kentucky. [1]
He played in thirty-six games at Kentucky, of which he started sixteen. He finished his college career with 2,484 passing yards, thirteen touchdown passes, 845 rushing yards and thirteen rushing touchdowns.
Season | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
Kentucky Wildcats | |||||||||||||||
2001 | Kentucky | 85 | 154 | 55.2 | 852 | 5.5 | 4 | 6 | 102.4 | 32 | 156 | 4.9 | 3 | ||
2002 | Kentucky | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 99 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 96.4 | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 1 | ||
2003 | Kentucky | 15 | 43 | 34.9 | 205 | 4.8 | 2 | 2 | 81.0 | 45 | 268 | 6.0 | 4 | ||
2004 | Kentucky | 138 | 263 | 52.5 | 1,328 | 5.0 | 7 | 9 | 96.8 | 102 | 297 | 2.9 | 5 | ||
Career [2] | 248 | 479 | 51.8 | 2,484 | 5.2 | 13 | 17 | 97.2 | 191 | 845 | 4.4 | 13 |
Boyd was rated the 50th best quarterback in the 2005 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [3]
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
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6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 232 lb (105 kg) | 4.70 s | 4.50 s | 7.02 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | ||||||
All values from Kentucky's Pro Day [3] |
Boyd was signed by the Tennessee Titans before the 2005 season, but was released on August 29.
After being signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was allocated to NFL Europe and played for the Cologne Centurions before being cut by the Steelers on September 2. Boyd became NFL Europe's all-time leading rushing quarterback, amassing 339 yards on the ground to break Jon Kitna’s record by five yards.
Boyd spent most of the 2006 season on the Arizona Cardinals before being activated for the season finale. He was waived during final cuts on August 31, 2007.
Boyd was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad in October 2007. He was re-signed in the 2008 offseason, but waived on August 29. [4]
Boyd was signed by the Montreal Alouettes on May 29, 2009, and released at the beginning of training camp, June 6, 2009. [5]
He was drafted by the California Redwoods on June 18, 2009. [6]
He signed with the team on September 2 and scored the first ever UFL touchdown in the second quarter of the game on October 8. Boyd was the only one of the four starting quarterbacks in the UFL's first season to have never played a regular season NFL game.
Boyd was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad on December 2, 2009, but was waived on December 9. [7]
Boyd returned to the Redwoods (by this point relocated and rebranded as the Sacramento Mountain Lions) for 2010, only to be cut in the preseason as the team signed Daunte Culpepper to serve as the team's new starter.[ citation needed ]
Boyd played for the Milwaukee Mustangs in 2012.[ citation needed ]
Boyd played for the Tampa Bay Storm in 2013.[ citation needed ]
On December 20, 2013, Boyd was selected by the Portland Thunder in the 2014 AFL Expansion Draft. [8]
Boyd left the AFL and joined the Bluegrass Warhorses of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) for the 2014 season. [9] He was released after three games.[ citation needed ]
Boyd was assigned to the San Antonio Talons of the AFL on April 2, 2014. [10]
Boyd was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers on April 30, 2015, after Rattlers' starting quarterback, Nick Davila, was placed on injured reserve. [11]
Boyd was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators on January 13, 2017. [12] He started the team's first game of the season, completing 24 of 37 passes for 288 yards, five touchdowns and one interception in a 46–40 loss to the Tampa Bay Storm. [13]
On May 22, 2017, Boyd and Brandon Thompkins were traded to the Baltimore Brigade for claim order positioning and future considerations. He started the team's final game of the regular season, completing 18 of 32 passes for 228 yards and four touchdowns in a 41–35 loss to the Washington Valor. [14] He also started the team's playoff game, completing 21 of 33 passes for 324 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception in a 69–54 loss to the Philadelphia Soul. He rushed for another touchdown. [15] On April 1, 2019, Boyd was again assigned to the Brigade. [16]
Year | Team | Passing | ||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | ||
2012 | Milwaukee | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 153 | 3 | 1 | 95.93 |
2013 | Tampa Bay | 34 | 54 | 63.0 | 401 | 6 | 1 | 105.56 |
2014 | San Antonio | 168 | 310 | 54.2 | 2,295 | 38 | 23 | 77.82 |
2015 | Arizona | 37 | 65 | 56.9 | 424 | 9 | 2 | 98.49 |
2016 | Arizona | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 157 | 4 | 0 | 103.47 |
2017 | Cleveland | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 288 | 5 | 1 | 111.09 |
2017 | Baltimore | 31 | 53 | 58.5 | 353 | 6 | 2 | 91.16 |
2019 | Baltimore | 224 | 352 | 63.6 | 2,389 | 46 | 5 | 110.14 |
Career | 543 | 919 | 59.1 | 6,460 | 117 | 35 | 96.57 |
Stats from ArenaFan: [17]
Boyd is married to former WNBA player Mistie Bass. [18]
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