Shane Carden
Shane Michael Carden is an American former football quarterback, and current Wood River High School [Coach (American football)|head football coach]. He was the MVP of Conference USA as a Junior while playing quarterback for East Carolina in 2013 and the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year during his Senior year in 2014. After his college career at ECU he was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
He also played with the Stuttgart Scorpions of the German Football League, the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League and the Baltimore Brigade of the Arena Football League.
Early years
Carden was born in Newport Beach, California and moved to Houston, Texas. He attended Episcopal High School in Bellaire, Texas.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. He finished the season completing 273 of 413 passes for 3,116 yards, 23 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. In 2013, he started all 13 games, completing 387 of 549 passes for a school record 4,139 yards, 33 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also rushed for ten touchdowns. For his play he was named the Conference USA Most Valuable Player. 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. He finished the season completing 392 of 617 passes for 4,736 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. For his play, he was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year.Carden ended his career with 11,991 passing yards, 86 touchdowns and 30 interceptions.
College statistics
Professional career
Carden was rated the tenth best quarterback in the 2015 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. Lance Zierlein of NFL.com predicted that he would be selected in the seventh round. Zierlein said that Carden "Lacks the desired play traits that NFL teams look for, but his production and poise on the move are undeniable and he is a very quick processor on the field."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
In 2016 after being released from the Bears, he signed with the Stuttgart Scorpions of the German Football League.Carden passed for 3258 yards in 14 games and 36 touchdowns with 13 interceptions. He had a 145.8 passer rating as the Scorpions finished with a 7–7 record.