Shane Boyd was born on September 18,1982 and is an American former professional football quarterback.
25 Facts About Shane Boyd
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Shane Boyd was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2005.
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In high school and college, Shane Boyd played both baseball and football.
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Shane Boyd was drafted as a pitcher by the Minnesota Twins the 12th round of the 2004 MLB Draft but decided against signing.
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Shane Boyd played football and baseball at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Shane Boyd's brother, Aaron, was a wide receiver at Kentucky.
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Shane Boyd played in thirty-six games at Kentucky, of which he started sixteen.
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Shane Boyd finished his college career with 2,484 passing yards, thirteen touchdown passes, 845 rushing yards and thirteen rushing touchdowns.
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Shane Boyd was rated the 50th best quarterback in the 2005 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Shane Boyd was signed by the Tennessee Titans before the 2005 season, but was released on August 29.
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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.
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Shane Boyd spent most of the 2006 season on the Arizona Cardinals before being activated for the season finale.
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Shane Boyd was waived during final cuts on August 31,2007.
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Shane Boyd was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad in October 2007.
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Shane Boyd was re-signed in the 2008 offseason, but waived on August 29.
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Shane Boyd was signed by the Montreal Alouettes on May 29,2009, and released at the beginning of training camp, June 6,2009.
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Shane Boyd was drafted by the California Redwoods on June 18,2009.
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Shane 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.
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Shane Boyd was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad on December 2,2009, but was waived on December 9.
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Shane Boyd returned to the Redwoods for 2010, only to be cut in the preseason as the team signed Daunte Culpepper to serve as the team's new starter.
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On December 20,2013, Shane Boyd was selected by the Portland Thunder in the 2014 AFL Expansion Draft.
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Shane Boyd left the AFL and joined the Bluegrass Warhorses of the Continental Indoor Football League for the 2014 season.
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Shane Boyd was assigned to the San Antonio Talons of the AFL on April 2,2014.
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Shane Boyd was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers on April 30,2015, after Rattlers' starting quarterback, Nick Davila, was placed on injured reserve.
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Shane Boyd was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators on January 13,2017.