Shane Boyd (born September 18, 1982, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona) is an American football quarterback for the California Redwoods of the United Football League. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Boyd has also been a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans and Montreal Alouettes.

[edit] Early years

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 was a great football player and baseball player at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky. His brother, Aaron, is currently a wide receiver at Kentucky.

[edit] College career

He played in 36 games while starting 16 at Kentucky. He finished his college career with 2,484 passing yards with 13 TD’s and gained 845 rushing yards on 191 carries and 13 TD’s.

Cologne Centurions quarterback Shane 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.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Tennessee Titans

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Montreal Alouettes

Boyd was signed by the Montreal Alouettes on May 29, 2009, and released at the beginning of training camp, June 6, 2009.^[1]

[edit] California Redwoods

He was drafted by the California Redwoods on June 18, 2009.^[2]

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. However he was benched the next week in favor of Mike McMahon

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Shane Boyd on Twitter
• Houston Texans bio
• Kentucky Wildcats baseball bio
• United Football League bio