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American football player and coach (born 1973)

American football player

Sam Shade

Miles Golden Bears

Position:

Head coach

Personal information

Born:

(1973-06-14) June 14, 1973 (age 51)
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

Career history

As a player:

Cincinnati Bengals (1995–1998)
Washington Redskins (1999–2002)

As a coach:

Briarwood Christian HS (AL) (2004–2008)
Volunteer coach
Samford (2009–2015)
Special teams / defensive passing game coordinator
Georgia State (2017)
Cornerbacks coach
Cleveland Browns (2018)
Assistant special teams coach
Pinson Valley HS (AL) (2020–2021)
Head coach
Miles (2022–present)
Head coach

Career highlights and awards

National champion (1992)
Second-team All-SEC (1994)

Career NFL statistics

Total tackles:	528
Sacks:	8.5
Forced fumbles:	3
Fumble recoveries:	9
Interceptions:	10
Defensive touchdowns:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Head coaching record

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 Miles College, a position he has held since 2022. 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.

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.

Cleveland Browns

On February 7, 2018, it was announced that Shade had joined the Cleveland Browns' as an assistant special teams coach.

Pinson Valley High School

In February 2020, Pinson Valley High School named Shade as the replacement for Patrick Nix. In his first year as head coach, he helped bring the team back to a successful 12–2 season, including the state championship.

Miles College

On January 26, 2022, Miles College introduced Shade as the head football coach.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Miles Golden Bears (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2022–present)
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
Miles:		18–15	15–8
Total:		18–15

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.

External links

Miles profile

v t e Miles Golden Bears head football coaches
Professor Jordan (1910–1914) Osborner (1915–1917) No team (1918–1919) Poole (1920–1924) Reeves (1925–1926) L. W. Ford (1927–1930) W. O. Amos (1931–1933) T. J. Knox (1934–1942) No team (1943–1945) T. J. Knox (1946–1967) Ocie Brown (1968–1971) Jim Holifield (1972–1974) Earl Cheatham (1975–1978) No team (1979) Theophilus Danzy (1980–1982) Donald Harris (1983–1985) James Owens (1986–1989) Jim Barkum (1990) Anthony Colvin (1991–1992) Ronald Cook (1993) Cecil Leonard (1994–2000) Wade Streeter (2001–2007) Billy Joe (2008–2010) Patrick Peasant # (2010) Reginald Ruffin (2011–2019) No team (2020) Reginald Ruffin (2021) Sam Shade (2022– ) # denotes interim coach

Miles Golden Bears head football coaches

Professor Jordan (1910–1914)
Osborner (1915–1917)
No team (1918–1919)
Poole (1920–1924)
Reeves (1925–1926)
L. W. Ford (1927–1930)
W. O. Amos (1931–1933)
T. J. Knox (1934–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
T. J. Knox (1946–1967)
Ocie Brown (1968–1971)
Jim Holifield (1972–1974)
Earl Cheatham (1975–1978)
No team (1979)
Theophilus Danzy (1980–1982)
Donald Harris (1983–1985)
James Owens (1986–1989)
Jim Barkum (1990)
Anthony Colvin (1991–1992)
Ronald Cook (1993)
Cecil Leonard (1994–2000)
Wade Streeter (2001–2007)
Billy Joe (2008–2010)
Patrick Peasant # (2010)
Reginald Ruffin (2011–2019)
No team (2020)
Reginald Ruffin (2021)
Sam Shade (2022– )

# denotes interim coach

v t e Head football coaches of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Quinn Gray (Albany State) Cedric Pearl (Allen) Ron Dickerson Jr. (Benedict) Kevin Porter (Central State) Teddy Keaton (Clark Atlanta) Toriano Morgan (Edward Waters) Kenneth Ray # (Fort Valley State) Felton Huggins (Kentucky State) Tommie Lewis Jr. # (Lane) Sam Shade (Miles) Terance Mathis (Morehouse) Aaron Kelton (Savannah State) Aaron James (Tuskegee) # denotes interim head coach

Head football coaches of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

# denotes interim head coach

v t e 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions
Jay Barker Mickey Conn John Copeland Eric Curry Lemanski Hall Dameian Jeffries Antonio Langham Derrick Lassic Kevin Lee Antonio London Kris Mangum Jeremy Nunley Derrick Oden David Palmer Andre Royal Sam Shade Dabo Swinney George Teague Sherman Williams Prince Wimbley Head coach Gene Stallings Assistant coaches Mike DuBose Jim Fuller Ellis Johnson Larry Kirksey Mal Moore Bill Oliver Danny Pearman

1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Gene Stallings

Assistant coaches: Mike DuBose; Jim Fuller; Ellis Johnson; Larry Kirksey; Mal Moore; Bill Oliver; Danny Pearman

v t e Cincinnati Bengals 1995 NFL draft selections
Ki-Jana Carter Melvin Tuten Sam Shade David Dunn Ryan Grigson John Walsh

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