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1 Early life  





2 College career  



2.1  College statistics  







3 Professional career  



3.1  Tennessee Titans  





3.2  Pittsburgh Steelers  





3.3  Arizona Cardinals  





3.4  Houston Texans  





3.5  Montreal Alouettes  





3.6  California Redwoods  





3.7  Indianapolis Colts  





3.8  Sacramento Mountain Lions  





3.9  Milwaukee Mustangs  





3.10  Tampa Bay Storm  





3.11  Portland Thunder  





3.12  Bluegrass Warhorses  





3.13  San Antonio Talons  





3.14  Arizona Rattlers  





3.15  Cleveland Gladiators  





3.16  Baltimore Brigade  





3.17  AFL statistics  







4 Personal life  





5 References  





6 External links  














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Shane Boyd
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Boyd in 2024
No. 7, 8, 9
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1982-09-18) September 18, 1982 (age 41)
Fort Huachuca, Arizona, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Lexington (KY) Henry Clay
College:Kentucky
Undrafted:2005
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:543 / 919
Passing yards:6,460
TDINT:117–35
Passer rating:96.57
Rushing touchdowns:8
Player stats at CFL.ca (archive) · ArenaFan.com

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

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Inhigh 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 SchoolinLexington, Kentucky. His brother, Aaron, was a wide receiver at Kentucky.[1]

College career

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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

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Season Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
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
Career[2] 248 479 51.8 2,484 5.2 13 17 97.2 191 845 4.4 13

Professional career

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

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
ft0+58 in
(1.84 m)
232 lb
(105 kg)
4.70 s 4.50 s 7.02 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)
9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)
All values from Kentucky's Pro Day[3]

Tennessee Titans

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Boyd was signed by the Tennessee Titans before the 2005 season, but was released on August 29.

Pittsburgh Steelers

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Sacramento Mountain Lions

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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]

Milwaukee Mustangs

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Boyd played for the Milwaukee Mustangs in 2012.[citation needed]

Tampa Bay Storm

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Boyd played for the Tampa Bay Storm in 2013.[citation needed]

Portland Thunder

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

Bluegrass Warhorses

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Boyd (#8) with the Cleveland Gladiators in 2017

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.[citation needed]

San Antonio Talons

[edit]

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

Arizona Rattlers

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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

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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

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Boyd in 2017

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

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Year Team Passing
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg
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
Career 543 919 59.1 6,460 117 35 96.57

Stats from ArenaFan:[17]

Personal life

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

References

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  1. ^ "Bio for Shane Boyd | UK Wildcats | Football". University of Kentucky | Official Athletics Site. Retrieved July 11, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Shane Boyd". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  • ^ a b "Shane Boyd". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  • ^ "Texans Strategy and Personnel". Scout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  • ^ Zurkowsky, Herb (June 6, 2009). "Als' Drew to miss all of training camp". The Gazette (Montreal). Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  • ^ "UFL's California Redwoods Announces 11 New Players Including QB Shane Boyd". UFL-football.com. September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 10, 2009.
  • ^ "Colts left with one backup QB as Sorgi to IR". December 9, 2009.
  • ^ "Portland Adds Nine Through Expansion Draft". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  • ^ "UK's Own Shane Boyd to QB Bluegrass Warhorses". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 15, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  • ^ "Talons release Mustain, acquire former Texans QB Boyd". www.mysanantonio.com. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  • ^ "QB Shane Boyd Assigned to Rattlers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 30, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  • ^ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • ^ "Cleveland Gladiators". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • ^ "Baltimore Brigade". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • ^ "Baltimore Brigade vs Philadelphia Soul (Aug 12, 2017)". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • ^ "Brigade resign QB Shane Boyd". ArenaInsider.com. April 2, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  • ^ "Shane Boyd". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  • ^ Miller, Tom (July 10, 2020). "After extensive pro basketball career, Mistie (Bass) Boyd shifts focus to Nike apparel". gazetteextra.com. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
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