American football player and coach (born 1973)
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
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
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] [ 5]
Miles
On January 26, 2022, Miles College introduced Shade as the head football coach.[ 6]
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
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 .
External links
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