Shane Boyd

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currentposition=Quarterback
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college=Kentucky
undraftedyear=2005
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* Tennessee Titans (2005)*
* Pittsburgh Steelers (2006)*
* Cologne Centurions (2006) (NFLE)
* Arizona Cardinals (2006-2007)*
* Houston Texans (2007-2008):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Shane Boyd (born September 18, 1982 in Fort Huachuca, Arizona) is an American football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football and baseball for the University of Kentucky Wildcats.

Background

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.

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.

Professional career

Boyd was signed by the Tennessee Titans before the 2005 season and spent time on the practice squad until being cut by the Titans on August 29, 2005. 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. He then spent the rest of the season on the Arizona Cardinals practice squad before being released and signed by the Houston Texans.

It was announced on July 17, 2008 on onscreenandbeyond.com that Shane Boyd will have a cameo in the new movie, "Ryan & Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure".

External links

* [http://houstontexans.com/team/player.asp?player_id=321 Houston Texans bio]
* [http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=13131 Kentucky Wildcats baseball bio]