Shane Boyd Explained

Shane Boyd
Number:7, 8, 9
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:18 September 1982
Birth Place:Fort Huachuca, Arizona, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:232
High School:Lexington (KY) Henry Clay
College:Kentucky
Undraftedyear:2005
Pastteams:
Aflstatlabel1:Comp. / Att.
Aflstatvalue1:543 / 919
Aflstatlabel2:Passing yards
Aflstatvalue2:6,460
Aflstatlabel3:TDINT
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 a former American 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.[1]

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

SeasonTeamPassingRushing
Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky85 154 55.2 852 5.5 4 6 102.4 32 156 4.9 3
Kentucky10 19 52.6 99 5.2 0 0 96.4 12 124 10.3 1
Kentucky15 43 34.9 205 4.8 2 2 81.0 45 268 6.0 4
Kentucky138 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

Professional career

Boyd was rated the 50th best quarterback in the 2005 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[3]

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.[4]

Montreal Alouettes

Boyd was signed by the Montreal Alouettes on May 29, 2009, and released at the beginning of training camp, June 6, 2009.[5]

California Redwoods

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.

Indianapolis Colts

Boyd was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad on December 2, 2009, but was waived on December 9.[7]

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.

Milwaukee Mustangs

Boyd played for the Milwaukee Mustangs in 2012.

Tampa Bay Storm

Boyd played for the Tampa Bay Storm in 2013.

Portland Thunder

On December 20, 2013, Boyd was selected by the Portland Thunder in the 2014 AFL Expansion Draft.[8]

Bluegrass Warhorses

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.

San Antonio Talons

Boyd was assigned to the San Antonio Talons of the AFL on April 2, 2014.[10]

Arizona Rattlers

Boyd was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers on April 30, 2015, after Rattlers' starting quarterback, Nick Davila, was placed on injured reserve.[11]

Cleveland Gladiators

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]

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.[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]

AFL statistics

Year Team Passing
12 21 57.1 153 3 1 95.93
34 54 63.0 401 6 1 105.56
168 310 54.2 2,295 38 23 77.82
37 65 56.9 424 9 2 98.49
13 27 48.1 157 4 0 103.47
24 37 64.9 288 5 1 111.09
31 53 58.5 353 6 2 91.16
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]

Personal life

Boyd is married to former WNBA player Mistie Bass.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Bio for Shane Boyd UK Wildcats Football. University of Kentucky Official Athletics Site. July 11, 2017. en.
  2. Web site: Shane Boyd . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . August 5, 2017.
  3. Web site: Shane Boyd . DraftScout.com . August 5, 2017.
  4. News: Texans Strategy and Personnel. Scout.com. July 11, 2017. en.
  5. News: Als' Drew to miss all of training camp. Zurkowsky. Herb. June 6, 2009. The Gazette (Montreal). June 7, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090608091717/http://www.montrealgazette.com/Sports/Drew+miss+training+camp/1670881/story.html. June 8, 2009.
  6. News: UFL's California Redwoods Announces 11 New Players Including QB Shane Boyd. UFL-football.com. September 2, 2009. dead. 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. December 10, 2009.
  7. Web site: Colts left with one backup QB as Sorgi to IR. December 9, 2009.
  8. Web site: Portland Adds Nine Through Expansion Draft . December 21, 2013 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . December 23, 2013.
  9. Web site: UK's Own Shane Boyd to QB Bluegrass Warhorses . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . December 15, 2013 . April 3, 2014.
  10. Web site: Talons release Mustain, acquire former Texans QB Boyd . April 2, 2014 . . www.mysanantonio.com . April 3, 2014.
  11. Web site: QB Shane Boyd Assigned to Rattlers . April 30, 2015 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . May 1, 2015.
  12. Web site: Transactions . afldigital.com . January 19, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170119174126/http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions . January 19, 2017 .
  13. Web site: Cleveland Gladiators . afldigital.com . August 5, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170805211019/http://afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=stats&year=2017&report=cle . August 5, 2017 .
  14. Web site: Baltimore Brigade . afldigital.com . August 5, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170805211423/http://afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=stats&year=2017&report=bal . August 5, 2017 .
  15. Web site: Baltimore Brigade vs Philadelphia Soul (Aug 12, 2017) . afldigital.com . August 12, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813021622/http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=stats&year=2017p&report=phi0812 . August 13, 2017 .
  16. News: Brigade resign QB Shane Boyd . ArenaInsider.com . April 2, 2019 . October 31, 2019.
  17. Web site: Shane Boyd . arenafan.com . December 21, 2023.
  18. Web site: After extensive pro basketball career, Mistie (Bass) Boyd shifts focus to Nike apparel . gazetteextra.com . July 10, 2020 . May 3, 2024 . Miller, Tom.