Shane Carden
| No. 5 Montreal Alouettes | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | November 6, 1991 |
| Place of birth: | Newport Beach, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Bellaire (TX) Episcopal |
| College: | East Carolina |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Shane Michael Carden (born November 6, 1991) is an American football quarterback who is currently playing for the Montreal Alouettes. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at East Carolina.
Early years
Carden was born in Newport Beach, California and moved to Houston, Texas. He attended Episcopal High School in Bellaire, Texas.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Shane Carden QB |
Huntington Beach, California | Episcopal High School (Bellaire, Texas) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | – | Feb 3, 2010 |
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College career
Carden was redshirted as a freshman in 2010 after not beating out Dominique Davis. In 2011, he appeared in one game as a wide receiver. After entering his sophomore season in 2012 as a backup, Carden started the team's third game and remained the starter the rest of the season.[1] He finished the season completing 273 of 413 passes for 3,116 yards, 23 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.[2] In 2013, he started all 13 games, completing 387 of 549 passes for a school record 4,139 yards, 33 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.[3] He also rushed for ten touchdowns. For his play he was named the Conference USA Most Valuable Player.[4] During his senior season in 2014, Carden set the school record for career passing yards and passing touchdowns, passing David Garrard and Dominique Davis' records.[5][6] He finished the season completing 392 of 617 passes for 4,736 yards (breaking the previous year's record), 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. For his play, he was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year.[7]
Carden ended his career with 11,991 passing yards, 86 touchdowns and 30 interceptions.
Professional career
Chicago Bears
After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, he signed with the Chicago Bears. On September 1, 2015, he was released by the Bears.
Stuttgart Scorpions
After being released from the Bears, he signed with the Stuttgart Scorpions of the German Football League. [8]
Personal
Carden's father, Jay Carden, played minor league baseball from 1963 to 1970.[9]
References
- ↑ "ECU to start Carden at QB against Southern Miss".
- ↑ ECU quarterback Shane Carden one of best ever at school
- ↑ Led by confident Shane Carden, ECU Pirates believe this is their year to break through
- ↑ "Football: East Carolina quarterback Shane Carden named Conference USA Most Valuable Player".
- ↑ "ECU QB Shane Carden shares credit on career passing record".
- ↑ Correspondent, Christian Moody-. "Carden sets career marks in ECU's win over Virginia Tech".
- ↑ "Another conference, another conference Player of the Year award for ECU's Carden -".
- ↑ "Shane Carden ist der neue QB der Scorpions".
- ↑ ECU football: Shane Carden fires strikes, but on different field from dad