Shane Boyd

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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

Season Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
colspan="16" style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| 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
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]

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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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Milwaukee Mustangs

Boyd played for the Milwaukee Mustangs in 2012.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Tampa Bay Storm

Boyd played for the Tampa Bay Storm in 2013.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Portland Thunder

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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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

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Boyd with the Baltimore Brigade 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

Year Team Passing
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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

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

References

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