Sam Shade
| Alabama A&M Bulldogs | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 14, 1973 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Birmingham (AL) Wenonah | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1995 / round: 4 / pick: 102 | ||||||||||||||
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| Regular season: | 17–14 (.548) | ||||||||||||||
| Postseason: | 1–1 (.500) | ||||||||||||||
| Career: | 18–15 (.545) | ||||||||||||||
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
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 117 | 77 | 528 | 429 | 99 | 8.5 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 1 | ||
Playoffs
| 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 |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Coaching career
Samford
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
On December 15, 2016, Shade was added to the staff at Georgia State as the cornerbacks coach.[2]
Cleveland Browns
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
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
On January 26, 2022, Miles College introduced Shade as the head football coach.[6]
Alabama A&M
On December 29, 2024, Alabama A&M University hired Shade as the school's 22nd head coach in program history.[7]
Head coaching record
College
| 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 | 0–0 | 0–0 | (East) | |||||
| Alabama A&M: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–15 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "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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