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. He played football and baseball at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky. His brother, Aaron, was a wide receiver at Kentucky.

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.

Tennessee Titans After going undrafted, Boyd was signed by the Tennessee Titans on April 29, 2005. He was later released on August 29.

Pittsburgh Steelers Boyd signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 16, 2006. The Steelers then allocated him to NFL Europe to play for the Cologne Centurions. He played in all ten games, starting four, for the Centurions during the 2006 NFL Europe season, completing 100 of 185 passes (54.1%) for 1,139 yards, five touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. Boyd also rushed 47 times for 339 yards, becoming NFL Europe's all-time leading rushing quarterback (breaking Jon Kitna’s record by five yards). Boyd was released by the Steelers on September 2, 2006.

Arizona Cardinals On September 4, 2006, Boyd was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals. On December 29, he was promoted to the active roster for the season finale. He was waived during final cuts on September 1, 2007.

Houston Texans Boyd was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad on October 24, 2007. He was promoted to the active roster on December 7. He was released on August 30, 2008.

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, 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. He played in five games, starting four, overall for the Redwoods during the 2009 UFL season, recording 75 completions on 124 attempts (60.5%) for 814 yards, three touchdowns, and five interceptions. Boyd also rushed 23 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns.

Indianapolis Colts Boyd was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad on December 2, 2009, but was waived on December 8.

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.

Tampa Bay Storm Boyd played for the AFL's Tampa Bay Storm in 2013.

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

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 was named the team's most inspirational player.

On April 1, 2019, Boyd was assigned to the Brigade again. He threw for a career-high 2,389 yards and 46 touchdowns during his final season of pro football.

Career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high AFL Year Team Passing Rushing 2012 Milwaukee 12 21 57.1 153 3 1 95.93 5 13 12013 Tampa Bay 34 54 63.0 401 6 1 105.56 5 5 22014 San Antonio 168 310 54.2 2,295 38 23 77.82 19 36 22015 Arizona 37 65 56.9 424 9 2 98.49 2 2 02016 Arizona 13 27 48.1 157 4 0 103.47 2 4 12017 Cleveland 24 37 64.9 288 5 1 111.09 3 -6 02017 Baltimore 31 53 58.5 353 6 2 91.16 3 10 02019 Baltimore 224 352 63.6 2,389 46 5 110.14 18 -6 2 Career 543 919 59.1 6,460 117 35 96.57 57 58 8

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.

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