Shane Boyd

Shane Anthony Boyd (born September 18, 1982) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL), United Football League (UFL), and NFL Europe. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, and signed with the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Boyd was on the active rosters of both the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans during his time in the NFL.

Early life Shane Anthony Boyd was born on September 18, 1982, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

College career In college, Boyd played both baseball and football again. He was drafted as a pitcher by the Minnesota Twins the 12th round of the 2004 MLB draft but decided against signing. Boyd played in thirty-six football 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.

Professional career Boyd was rated the 50th best quarterback in the 2005 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.

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

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

California Redwoods Boyd was drafted by the California Redwoods of the United Football League (UFL) on June 18, 2009. He signed with the team on September 2,

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 of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2012.

Bluegrass Warhorses

Boyd left the AFL and joined the Bluegrass Warhorses of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) for the 2014 season. He was released after three games.

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

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

Cleveland Gladiators Boyd was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators of the AFL on January 13, 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.

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. 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.

Boyd was assigned to the Brigade for the 2018 season on March 20, 2018. He did not throw any passes in 2018; his only statistic being one assisted tackle. He threw for a career-high 2,389 yards and 46 touchdowns during his final season of pro football.

College Year Team Passing Rushing 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 248 479 51.8 2,484 5.2 13 17 97.2 191 845 4.4 13

Personal life Boyd is married to former WNBA player Mistie Bass.