Sam Shade
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Sam Shade
| current_team = Alabama A&M Bulldogs
| position = Head coach
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|6|14}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 205
| high_school = Birmingham (AL) Wenonah
| college = Alabama
| draftyear = 1995
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 102
| teams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1995|1998}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1999|2002}})
| pastcoaching =
- Briarwood Christian HS (AL) (2004–2008)
Volunteer coach - Samford (2009–2015)
Special teams / defensive passing game coordinator - Georgia State (2017)
Cornerbacks coach - Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2018}})
Assistant special teams coach - Pinson Valley HS (AL) (2020–2021)
Head coach - Miles (2022–2024)
Head coach - Alabama A&M (2025–present)
Head coach
| highlights =
- National champion (1992)
- Second-team All-SEC (1994)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 528
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 8.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 9
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 10
| statlabel6 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 1
| pfr = ShadSa20
| regular_record = {{Winning percentage|17|14|record=y}}
| playoff_record = {{Winning percentage|1|1|record=y}}
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|18|15|record=y}}
}}
Samuel Richard Shade (born June 14, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Alabama A&M University, a position he has held since 2025. He played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2002 as a safety for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins. Shade played college football at the University of Alabama and was selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1995 | CIN
| 16 || 2 || 16 || 14 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | CIN
| 12 || 0 || 7 || 5 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | CIN
| 16 || 12 || 96 || 81 || 15 || 4.0 || 1 || 21 || 0 || 21 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | CIN
| 16 || 15 || 78 || 60 || 18 || 1.0 || 3 || 33 || 0 || 32 || 1 || 2 || 55 || 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | WAS
| 16 || 16 || 115 || 89 || 26 || 1.5 || 2 || 7 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | WAS
| 16 || 14 || 98 || 83 || 15 || 1.0 || 2 || 15 || 0 || 15 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | WAS
| 16 || 15 || 90 || 76 || 14 || 0.0 || 2 || 9 || 0 || 9 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | WAS
| 9 || 3 || 28 || 21 || 7 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 117 | 77 | 528 | 429 | 99 | 8.5 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 1 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1999 | WAS
| 2 || 2 || 9 || 6 || 3 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching career
=Samford=
Shade was the Special teams and defensive passing game coordinator at Samford, where he helped mentor current NFL defensive backs Corey White, Jaquiski Tartt, and James Bradberry.
=Georgia State=
On December 15, 2016, Shade was added to the staff at Georgia State as the cornerbacks coach.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Ben |date=December 15, 2016 |title=Sam Shade Added to GSU staff per report |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/sam-shade-added-to-gsu-staff-per-report/ |access-date=January 16, 2017 |website=CBSSports.com |publisher=CBS INTERACTIVE}}
=Cleveland Browns=
On February 7, 2018, it was announced that Shade had joined the Cleveland Browns' as an assistant special teams coach.{{cite web | url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-add-Sam-Shade-to-coaching-staff/42ceeb0b-4f3c-4d63-aec3-d0870e900712 | title=Browns add Sam Shade to coaching staff | publisher=clevelandbrowns.com | date=February 7, 2018 | accessdate=February 7, 2018 | archive-date=February 8, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208000605/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-add-Sam-Shade-to-coaching-staff/42ceeb0b-4f3c-4d63-aec3-d0870e900712 | url-status=dead }}
=Pinson Valley High School=
In February 2020, Pinson Valley High School named Shade as the replacement for Patrick Nix.{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2020/02/pinson-valley-hiring-former-alabama-star-as-new-football-coach.html|title=Pinson Valley hiring former Alabama star as new football coach|date=February 10, 2020}}
In his first year as head coach, he helped bring the team back to a successful 12–2 season, including the state championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2020/12/04/pinson-storm-back-on-spanish-fort-to-lock-up-3rd-state-championship|title = Pinson storms back on Spanish Fort to lock up 3rd state championship| date=December 4, 2020 }}
=Miles=
On January 26, 2022, Miles College introduced Shade as the head football coach.{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Ben |title=Former Alabama standout Sam Shade leaving Pinson Valley to become head coach at Miles College |url=https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2022/01/former-alabama-standout-sam-shade-leaving-pinson-valley-to-become-head-coach-at-miles-college.html |access-date=January 27, 2022 |publisher=AL.com |date=January 27, 2022}}
=Alabama A&M=
On December 29, 2024, Alabama A&M University hired Shade as the school's 22nd head coach in program history.{{Cite news |last=Howard |first=Brian |date=December 29, 2024 |title=Alabama A&M Welcomes Sam Shade as Head Football Coach |url=https://aamusports.com/news/2024/12/29/alabama-am-welcomes-sam-shade-as-head-football-coach.aspx |access-date=December 29, 2024 |work=Alabama A&M University}}
Head coaching record
=College=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = both | poll1 = AFCA | poll2 = D2}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Miles Golden Bears
| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2022
| endyear = 2024
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2022
| name = Miles
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 5th (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2023
| name = Miles
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2024
| name = Miles
| overall = 10–3
| conference = 8–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division II Second Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 22
| ranking2 = 19
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Miles
| overall = 18–15
| confrecord = 15–8
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Alabama A&M Bulldogs
| conf = Southwestern Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2025
| endyear =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2025
| name = Alabama A&M
| overall = 0–0
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding = (East)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Alabama A&M
| overall = 0–0
| confrecord = 0–0
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 18–15
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://milesgoldenbears.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/sam-shade/1378 Miles profile]
{{Miles Golden Bears football coach navbox}}
{{Alabama A&M Bulldogs football coach navbox}}
{{Southwestern Athletic Conference football coach navbox}}
{{1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football navbox}}
{{Bengals1995DraftPicks}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shade, Sam}}
Category:American football safeties
Category:Alabama A&M Bulldogs football coaches
Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football players
Category:Cincinnati Bengals players
Category:Cleveland Browns coaches
Category:Georgia State Panthers football coaches
Category:Miles Golden Bears football coaches
Category:Samford Bulldogs football coaches
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:High school football coaches in Alabama
Category:Coaches of American football from Alabama
Category:Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
Category:African-American coaches of American football
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
{{defensiveback-1970s-stub}}