Aaron Shea
{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Aaron Shea
| image =
| caption =
| number = 80, 83
| position = Tight end
Fullback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|5}}
| birth_place = Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 248
| high_school = Ottawa (IL) Township
| college = Michigan
| draftyear = 2000
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 110
| teams =
- Cleveland Browns (2000–2005)
- San Diego Chargers (2006)
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 97
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 851
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 7
| pfr = SheaAa00
}}
Aaron T. Shea (born December 5, 1976) is an American former professional football tight end of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played collegiately at Michigan.
Shea also played for the San Diego Chargers.
College career
Shea attended the University of Michigan where he played fullback and tight end.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 1/4
| weight = 253
| dash = 4.79
| ten split = 1.62
| twenty split = 2.75
| shuttle = 4.30
| cone drill = 6.72
| vertical = 37.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 6
| bench =
| arm span = 31 1/2
| hand span = 9 7/8
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1658&DraftYear=2000 |title=2000 Draft Scout Aaron Shea, Michigan NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=July 9, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=4729 |title=Aaron Shea, Combine Results, FB - Michigan |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=July 9, 2022}}
}}
=Cleveland Browns=
He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft and went on to play six seasons for Cleveland.{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} During his time there, he caught 97 passes for 851 yards and seven touchdowns. He fumbled only once in his career - during his rookie season in 2000.
=San Diego Chargers=
As a free agent in the 2006 offseason a handful of teams were reportedly interested in Shea, including the Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. On March 17, Shea signed a three-year contract with San Diego.{{cite news|title=Chargers sign TE Aaron Shea|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/2006/03/17/chargers-sign-te-aaron-shea|access-date=October 7, 2016|work=NFL.com|date=March 17, 2006}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} A back injury bothered him throughout the preseason and forced him to miss the team's first three regular season contests. On September 26, he was placed on season-ending injured reserve.
Shea was released after just one season in San Diego on March 2, 2007.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Legend |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;" |
|Led the league |
| Bold
|Career high |
= Regular season =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="2" |Games ! colspan="5" |Receiving ! colspan="2" |Fumbles |
| GP
!GS !Rec !Yds !Avg !Lng !TD !Fum !Lost |
|---|
| 2000
!CLE |15 |8 |30 |302 |10.1 |37 |2 |1 |0 |
| 2001
!CLE |12 |5 |14 |86 |6.1 |12 |0 |0 |0 |
| 2002
!CLE |7 |3 |7 |49 |7.0 |18 |0 |0 |0 |
| 2003
!CLE |4 |2 |2 |9 |4.5 |7 |0 |0 |0 |
| 2004
!CLE |15 |8 |26 |252 |9.7 |35 |4 |0 |0 |
| 2005
!CLE |12 |4 |18 |153 |8.5 |27 |1 |0 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Career
!65 !30 !97 !851 !8.8 !37 !7 !1 !0 |
Retirement
In June 2007, The Plain Dealer reported Shea was receiving interest from his former team, the Cleveland Browns. However, Shea remained unsigned as the 2007 season began.
In May 2008, Shea officially retired from the NFL.
He worked for the Browns from 2011 to 2014,{{cite news|last1=Cabot|first1=Mary Kay|title=Cleveland Browns hire former TE Aaron Shea for front office post|url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2011/07/cleveland_browns_hire_former_t.html|access-date=October 7, 2016|work=The Plain Dealer|date=July 20, 2011}}{{cite news|last1=Reed|first1=Tom|title=Cleveland Browns part ways with player engagement director Aaron Shea|url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/03/cleveland_browns_part_ways_wit_3.html|access-date=October 7, 2016|work=The Plain Dealer|date=March 7, 2014}} and later became an insurance agent.{{cite news|last1=O'Connor|first1=Ian|title='Now you've pissed off the GOAT.' An 'angry' Tom Brady returns|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/HotReadx161007/new-england-patriots-qb-tom-brady-for-blood-week-5-game-cleveland-browns|access-date=October 7, 2016|work=ESPN.com|date=October 7, 2016}}
Personal life
Shea married the former Caitlin Gibbons in Cleveland on June 21, 2003. They have two daughters, Cadence and Ireland and one son Kinzy.
Shea and his family were involved in a minor car accident on Route 430 in the town of Ellery, New York, near Chautauqua Lake on July 6, 2010. All five members of the Shea family escaped injury.{{cite news |author= Rizzuto, Robert|title= Ellery Accident |url= http://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/561735.html |publisher= The Post-Journal |date= July 7, 2010}}
References
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Category:American football fullbacks
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Michigan Wolverines football players
Category:San Diego Chargers players