Trying to nail down an NFL roster spot, ex-UK quarterback Shane Boyd played well in Houston’s 19-16 win over Denver on Saturday.
In fact, Boyd led the Texans on their game-winning drive, a 15-play, 54-yard drive that set up Kris Brown’s winning 25-yard field goal.
Matt Schaub is Houston’s starter. Backup Sage Rosenfels completed 10 of 15 passes for 137 yards Saturday. Meanwhile, Boyd completed four of five passes for 25 yards, plus ran five times for 28 yards.
From the Houston Chronicle game story:
"Matt and Sage functioned very well,” Kubiak said. “I was very impressed with Shane. This preseason’s real important to him, and he did a good job (Saturday).”
Boyd, who turns 26 on Sept. 18, has bounced around the league. He was with Tennessee in 2005, with Pittsburgh and Arizona in 2006, and Houston in 2007, but has yet to play in a regular-season NFL game.
Here are Boyd's NFL stops:
- Signed by Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2005.
- Waived by Titans on Aug. 29, 2005.
- Signed by Pittsburgh Steelers on Feb. 17, 2006.
- Waived by Steelers on Sept. 2, 2006.
- Signed by Arizona Cardinals to practice squad on Sept. 4, 2006
- Signed to Cardinals' active roster on Dec. 26, 2006.
- Waived by Cardinals on Aug. 31, 2007.
- Signed by Houston Texans to practice squad on Oct. 24, 2007.
- Signed by Texans to the active roster on Dec. 7, 2007.
So, there is a possibility that Woodson, Lorenzen and Couch are not good enough to be NFL quarterbacks this year but Shane Boyd is. Strange thought if I am one of those other guys but good for him.