:Todd Shell

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1962)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2014}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Todd Shell

| number = 90

| position = Linebacker
Head coach

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|6|24}}

| birth_place = Mesa, Arizona, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 225

| high_school = Mountain View
(Mesa, Arizona)

| college = Brigham Young

| draftyear = 1984

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 24

| teams =

| pastcoaching =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 7.0

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 5

| statlabel3 = INT return yards

| statvalue3 = 115

| statlabel4 = Touchdowns

| statvalue4 = 1

| pfr = ShelTo20

| coachregrecord = 53–45 ({{winpct|53|45}})

| coachplayoffrecord = 1–4 ({{winpct|1|4}})

| coachrecord = 54–49 ({{winpct|54|49}})

}}

Todd Shell (born June 24, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite book|last1=Maiocco|first1=Matt|last2=Clark|first2=Dwight|title=San Francisco 49ers: The Complete Illustrated History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-XsxAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA104|access-date=March 7, 2016|date=September 17, 2013|publisher=MVP Books|isbn=9780760344736|pages=104–}} He is also a former Arena Football League (AFL) coach for the San Jose SaberCats, Arizona Rattlers and New York Dragons.

Professional career

Shell was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 1984 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1984 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/draft.htm |access-date=October 10, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In Week 13 of the 1984 season, against the New Orleans Saints, Shell became the first NFL rookie to record 2.0+ sacks and a touchdown in a single game, when he returned an interception for 53 yards.{{Cite web |last=Farrar |first=Doug |title=Seahawks rookie CB Devon Witherspoon makes NFL history with massive game |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/10/02/seahawks-rookie-cb-devon-witherspoon-makes-nfl-history-with-massive-game/71040339007/ |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} As of 2023, only two other defenders, Andy Katzenmoyer and Devon Witherspoon, had achieved this.

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