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Sam Shade - Wikipedia

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Sam Shade

Alabama A&M Bulldogs

Position:

Head coach

Personal information

Born:

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 (2022–2024)
Head coach
Alabama A&M (2025–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 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
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
Year	Team	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
Year	Team	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^°
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.

External links

Miles profile

Miles Golden Bears head football coaches

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Osborner (1915–1917)
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Poole (1920–1924)
Reeves (1925–1926)
L. W. Ford (1927–1930)
W. O. Amos (1931–1933)
T. J. Knox (1934–1942)
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T. J. Knox (1946–1967)
Ocie Brown (1968–1971)
Jim Holifield (1972–1974)
Earl Cheatham (1975–1978)
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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)
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Reginald Ruffin (2011–2019)
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Reginald Ruffin (2021)
Sam Shade (2022–2024)
Chris Goode (2025–)

# denotes interim head coach

Alabama A&M Bulldogs head football coaches

Unknown (1912–1923)
Matthew W. Bullock (1924–1926)
Shag Harris (1927)
Cliff Green (1928–1932)
Sticky Jacobs (1933)
Porter James (1934–1936)
Dwight Fisher (1937–1940)
Dyke Smith (1941)
George H. Hobson (1942)
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George H. Hobson (1945–1959)
Louis Crews (1960–1975)
Curt Gentry (1976)
Theophilus Danzy (1977–1978)
Ray Greene (1979–1983)
Ed Wyche (1984–1985)
Ray Greene (1986–1988)
George Pugh (1989–1991)
Ray Bonner (1991–1993)
Reggie Oliver (1994)
Kenneth Pettiford (1995–1997)
Ron Cooper (1998–2001)
Anthony Jones (2002–2013)
James Spady (2014–2017)
Connell Maynor (2018–2024)
Sam Shade (2025– )

v t e Head football coaches of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
East Division	Sam Shade (Alabama A&M) Eddie Robinson (Alabama State) Raymond Woodie Jr. (Bethune–Cookman) James Colzie III (Florida A&M) T. C. Taylor (Jackson State) Vacant (Mississippi Valley State)
West Division	Cedric Thomas (Alcorn State) Alonzo Hampton (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Mickey Joseph (Grambling State) Tremaine Jackson (Prairie View A&M) Terrence Graves (Southern) Cris Dishman (Texas Southern)

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

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