Sam Shade
Samuel Richard Shade (born June 14, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Alabama A&M University, a position he has held since 2025. He played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2002 as a safety for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins. Shade played college football at the University of Alabama and was selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL draft.
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| Title | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 14, 1973 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Birmingham (AL) Wenonah | ||||||||||||||
| College | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1995: 4th round, 102nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Coaching | |||||||||||||||
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| Head coaching record | |||||||||||||||
| Regular season | 21–22 (.488) | ||||||||||||||
| Postseason | 1–1 (.500) | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 22–23 (.489) | ||||||||||||||
Samuel Richard Shade (born June 14, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Alabama A&M University, a position he has held since 2025. He played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2002 as a safety for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins. Shade played college football at the University of Alabama and was selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL draft.[1]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1995 | CIN | 16 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | CIN | 16 | 12 | 96 | 81 | 15 | 4.0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | CIN | 16 | 15 | 78 | 60 | 18 | 1.0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 1 |
| 1999 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 115 | 89 | 26 | 1.5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | WAS | 16 | 14 | 98 | 83 | 15 | 1.0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | WAS | 16 | 15 | 90 | 76 | 14 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | WAS | 9 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 117 | 77 | 528 | 429 | 99 | 8.5 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 1 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1999 | WAS | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Coaching career
[edit]Samford
[edit]Shade was the Special teams and defensive passing game coordinator at Samford, where he helped mentor current NFL defensive backs Corey White, Jaquiski Tartt, and James Bradberry.
Georgia State
[edit]On December 15, 2016, Shade was added to the staff at Georgia State as the cornerbacks coach.[2]
Cleveland Browns
[edit]On February 7, 2018, it was announced that Shade had joined the Cleveland Browns' as an assistant special teams coach.[3]
Pinson Valley High School
[edit]In February 2020, Pinson Valley High School named Shade as the replacement for Patrick Nix.[4] In his first year as head coach, he helped bring the team back to a successful 12–2 season, including the state championship.[5]
Miles
[edit]On January 26, 2022, Miles College introduced Shade as the head football coach.[6]
Alabama A&M
[edit]On December 29, 2024, Alabama A&M University hired Shade as the school's 22nd head coach in program history.[7]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D2° | ||
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| Miles Golden Bears (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2022–2024) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Miles | 1–9 | 1–6 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2023 | Miles | 7–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2024 | Miles | 10–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 22 | 19 | ||
| Miles: | 18–15 | 15–8 | |||||||
| Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Alabama A&M | 4–8 | 1–7 | 5th (East) | |||||
| Alabama A&M: | 4–8 | 1–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 22–23 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ Moore, Ben (December 15, 2016). "Sam Shade Added to GSU staff per report". CBSSports.com. CBS INTERACTIVE. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- ^ "Browns add Sam Shade to coaching staff". clevelandbrowns.com. February 7, 2018. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ "Pinson Valley hiring former Alabama star as new football coach". February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Pinson storms back on Spanish Fort to lock up 3rd state championship". December 4, 2020.
- ^ Thomas, Ben (January 27, 2022). "Former Alabama standout Sam Shade leaving Pinson Valley to become head coach at Miles College". AL.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Howard, Brian (December 29, 2024). "Alabama A&M Welcomes Sam Shade as Head Football Coach". Alabama A&M University. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
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