Shane Boyd
{{Short description|American football player (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Shane Boyd
| image = Shane Boyd by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Boyd in 2024
| current_team =
| number = 7, 8, 9
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|18}}
| birth_place = Fort Huachuca, Arizona, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 232
| high_school = Lexington (KY) Henry Clay
| college = Kentucky
| undraftedyear = 2005
| pastteams =
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2005}})*
- Cologne Centurions (2006)
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2006}})
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
- Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2009}})*
- California Redwoods ({{UFL Year|2009}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
- Sacramento Mountain Lions ({{UFL Year|2010}})*
- Milwaukee Mustangs ({{AFL Year|2012}})
- Tampa Bay Storm ({{AFL Year|2013}})
- Portland Thunder ({{AFL Year|2014}})*
- Bluegrass Warhorses ({{CIFL Year|2014}})
- San Antonio Talons ({{AFL Year|2014}})
- Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2015}}–{{AFL Year|2016}})
- Cleveland Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2017}})
- Baltimore Brigade ({{AFL Year|2017|2019}})
| status =
| aflstatlabel1 = Comp. / Att.
| aflstatvalue1 = 543 / 919
| aflstatlabel2 = Passing yards
| aflstatvalue2 = 6,460
| aflstatvalue3 = 117–35
| aflstatlabel4 = Passer rating
| aflstatvalue4 = 96.57
| aflstatlabel5 = Rushing touchdowns
| aflstatvalue5 = 8
| cfl-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20090801104905/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/2469
| afl = 12278
}}
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.
Early life
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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ukathletics.com/sport/m-footbl/2016/roster/559d95bbe4b01c7eefd623a9|title=Bio for Shane Boyd {{!}} UK Wildcats {{!}} Football|work=University of Kentucky {{!}} Official Athletics Site|access-date=July 11, 2017|language=en}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
College career
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.
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} | {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} | {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} | {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} | {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{abbr|Avg|Yards per rushing attempt}} | {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats}}"| 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 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/shane-boyd-1.html | title=Shane Boyd | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=sports-reference.com | access-date=August 5, 2017}} || 248 || 479 || 51.8 || 2,484 || 5.2 || 13 || 17 || 97.2 || 191 || 845 || 4.4 || 13 |
Professional career
Boyd was rated the 50th best quarterback in the 2005 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.{{cite web | url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=53392&DraftYear=2005 | title=Shane Boyd | publisher=DraftScout.com | access-date=August 5, 2017}}
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 5/8
| weight = 232
| dash = 4.70
| shuttle = 4.50
| cone drill = 7.02
| vertical = 33.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 7
| note = All values from Kentucky's Pro Day
}}
=Tennessee Titans=
Boyd was signed by the Tennessee Titans before the 2005 season, but was released on August 29.
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
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.
=Arizona Cardinals=
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.
=Houston Texans=
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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.scout.com/nfl/texans/story/776271-texans-strategy-and-personnel|title=Texans Strategy and Personnel|work=Scout.com|access-date=July 11, 2017|language=en}}
=Montreal Alouettes=
Boyd was signed by the Montreal Alouettes on May 29, 2009, and released at the beginning of training camp, June 6, 2009.{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/Sports/Drew+miss+training+camp/1670881/story.html|title=Als' Drew to miss all of training camp|last=Zurkowsky|first=Herb|date=June 6, 2009|publisher=The Gazette (Montreal)|access-date=June 7, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608091717/http://www.montrealgazette.com/Sports/Drew+miss+training+camp/1670881/story.html|archive-date=June 8, 2009}}
=California Redwoods=
He was drafted by the California Redwoods on June 18, 2009.{{cite news|title=UFL's California Redwoods Announces 11 New Players Including QB Shane Boyd|url=http://www.ufl-football.com/press/2009/09/02/ufl_s_california_redwoods_announces_11_new_players_including_qb_shane_boyd|work=UFL-football.com|date=September 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091210141652/http://www.ufl-football.com/press/2009/09/02/ufl_s_california_redwoods_announces_11_new_players_including_qb_shane_boyd|archive-date=December 10, 2009}}
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.
=Indianapolis Colts=
Boyd was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad on December 2, 2009, but was waived on December 9.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4727682|title=Colts left with one backup QB as Sorgi to IR|date=December 9, 2009}}
=Sacramento Mountain Lions=
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|date=July 2019}}
=Milwaukee Mustangs=
Boyd played for the Milwaukee Mustangs in 2012.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
=Tampa Bay Storm=
Boyd played for the Tampa Bay Storm in 2013.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
=Portland Thunder=
On December 20, 2013, Boyd was selected by the Portland Thunder in the 2014 AFL Expansion Draft.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4719003 |title=Portland Adds Nine Through Expansion Draft |date=December 21, 2013 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |access-date=December 23, 2013}}
=Bluegrass Warhorses=
File:Shane Boyd warm up (cropped).jpg
Boyd left the AFL and joined the Bluegrass Warhorses of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) for the 2014 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4737004 |title=UK's Own Shane Boyd to QB Bluegrass Warhorses |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |date=December 15, 2013 |access-date=April 3, 2014}} He was released after three games.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
=San Antonio Talons=
Boyd was assigned to the San Antonio Talons of the AFL on April 2, 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/talons/article/Talons-release-Mustain-acquire-former-Texans-QB-5371129.php |title=Talons release Mustain, acquire former Texans QB Boyd |date=April 2, 2014 |publisher=Hearst Newspapers, LLC |work=www.mysanantonio.com |access-date=April 3, 2014}}
=Arizona Rattlers=
Boyd was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers on April 30, 2015, after Rattlers' starting quarterback, Nick Davila, was placed on injured reserve.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4962525 |title=QB Shane Boyd Assigned to Rattlers |date=April 30, 2015 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |access-date=May 1, 2015}}
=Cleveland Gladiators=
Boyd was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators on January 13, 2017.{{cite web | url=http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions | title=Transactions | publisher=afldigital.com | access-date=January 19, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119174126/http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions | archive-date=January 19, 2017 }} 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.{{cite web | url=http://afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=stats&year=2017&report=cle | title=Cleveland Gladiators | publisher=afldigital.com | access-date=August 5, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805211019/http://afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=stats&year=2017&report=cle | archive-date=August 5, 2017 }}
=Baltimore Brigade=
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.{{cite web | url=http://afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=stats&year=2017&report=bal | title=Baltimore Brigade | publisher=afldigital.com | access-date=August 5, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805211423/http://afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=stats&year=2017&report=bal | archive-date=August 5, 2017 }} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=stats&year=2017p&report=phi0812 | title=Baltimore Brigade vs Philadelphia Soul (Aug 12, 2017) | publisher=afldigital.com | access-date=August 12, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813021622/http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=stats&year=2017p&report=phi0812 | archive-date=August 13, 2017 }} On April 1, 2019, Boyd was again assigned to the Brigade.{{cite news |title=Brigade resign QB Shane Boyd |url=http://arenainsider.com/2019/04/brigade-resign-qb-shane-boyd/ |website=ArenaInsider.com |date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=October 31, 2019}}
=AFL statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan=2 | Year !! rowspan=2 | Team !! colspan=7 | Passing | ||||||||
| {{tooltip|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{tooltip|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{tooltip|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{tooltip|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{tooltip|Int|Interceptions}} | {{tooltip|Rtg|Passer rating}} | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| class="sortbottom" style="background:#eee;"
| colspan=2 | Career | 543 | 919 | 59.1 | 6,460 | 117 | 35 | 96.57 |
Stats from ArenaFan:{{cite web | url=https://www.arenafan.com/players/12278/ | title=Shane Boyd | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=December 21, 2023}}
Personal life
Boyd is married to former WNBA player Mistie Bass.{{cite web | url=https://www.gazettextra.com/sports/local/after-extensive-pro-basketball-career-mistie-bass-boyd-shifts-focus-to-nike-apparel/article_b1515f5b-655b-5275-84e0-0f34ea690e73.html | title=After extensive pro basketball career, Mistie (Bass) Boyd shifts focus to Nike apparel | publisher=gazetteextra.com | date=July 10, 2020 | accessdate=May 3, 2024 | author=Miller, Tom}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=boydsha001&scoresort=12 Just Sports Stats]
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