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| Position: | Assistant defensive backs coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1989-06-28)June 28, 1989 (age 35) Palmdale, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Highland (Palmdale, California) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Portland State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||||
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DeShawn Anthony Shead[1] (born June 28, 1989)[2] is an American former professionalfootballcornerback and coach who is the assistant defensive backs coach for theMiami Dolphins of theNational Football League (NFL). He signed with the Seahawks as anundrafted free agent in2012, and became a member of theLegion of Boom. He also wonSuper Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks over theDenver Broncos. Shead spent the 2018 season with theDetroit Lions, before re-signing with the Seahawks in 2019.
Born and raised inPalmdale, California, Shead attendedHighland High School and was a two-time All-Conference and All-CIF Southern Section defensive back. He was named the winner of the 2006 National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete award.[3] He also competed intrack and field at Highland, and still holds the schoolpole vault record.[citation needed]
Shead playedcollege football atPortland State; heredshirted as a true freshman in2007, and was named PSU Most Outstanding Defensive Back for the next four seasons. He was second-team All-Big Sky Conference as a junior and was on the first-team as a senior in2011. He also competed in thedecathlon on the Vikings track team.[citation needed]
On April 29,2012, Shead signed with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent.[4][5] On August 31, he was released,[6] then was signed to the practice squad the following day.[7] On November 27,2013, Shead was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad,[8] and participated inSuper Bowl XLVIII in February 2014, as the Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos 43–8.[9]
After Seattle's loss inSuper Bowl XLIX in February 2015, cornerbackByron Maxwell left for Philadelphia in free agency, leaving a starting position open opposite All-Pro CBRichard Sherman. The Seahawks signedCary Williams in the offseason, but he was benched in Week 12 and later released. WithJeremy Lane andTharold Simon still recovering from injuries, Shead was inserted as the second cornerback againstPittsburgh in place of Williams, and played well enough to earn the starting job full-time.
In Week 17, Shead recorded his first interception against theArizona Cardinals, picking off quarterbackDrew Stanton in the endzone. He finished the game with an interception, a tackle, and a pass deflection.
In the divisional round of the2016 playoffs, Shead suffered a tornACL in the36–20 loss to theAtlanta Falcons.[10] He re-signed with the Seahawks on March 17,2017,[11] and was placed on thephysically unable to perform list to start the season.[12] He was activated off the PUP list on December 23, 2017.[13]
On March 12, 2018, Shead was released by the Seahawks.[14]
On March 14, 2018, theDetroit Lions signed Shead to a one-year contract worth $3.5 million, with an additional $3 million in incentives.[15] Despite being projected by many analysts to be one of the team's starting cornerbacks for the 2018 season, Shead did not make the 53-man roster and was released on September 1, 2018.[16] He was re-signed on September 19, 2018.[17] He played in 12 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 29, 2018.[18]
On July 27, 2019, Shead signed with the Seahawks.[19] He was released on August 31, 2019.[20]
On December 24, 2019, Shead was signed by theNew Orleans Saints, but was released four days later.[21][22]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2013 | SEA | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | SEA | 16 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | SEA | 16 | 6 | 55 | 43 | 12 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | SEA | 15 | 15 | 81 | 57 | 24 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | DET | 12 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | 23 | 171 | 128 | 43 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2013 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | SEA | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | SEA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Shead was hired by the Seahawks as a defensive assistant / defensive backs coach on March 3, 2021.[23]
On February 13, 2024, Shead was hired by theMiami Dolphins as assistant defensive backs coach.[24][25]
