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Kenny Shaw (born January 15, 1992) is a former professional
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. He played
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for the
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. He has also been a member of the
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,
Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team ...
,
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,
Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Argonauts compete in the East Division (CFL), East Division of t ...
,
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, and
Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 19 ...
.


Early life

Shaw attended Dr. Phillips High School. Shaw was ranked a four-star prospect by Rivals in which he was 14th best wide receiver prospect in the country and 6th best overall prospect overall in the state of Florida. He was selected to the Florida Super 75 selected by the Times-Union. He was ranked 97th among Sporting News' Top 100 prospects.


College career

Shaw was a member of the Florida State Seminoles from 2010 to 2013. During his time at FSU, he won 3 ACC Atlantic division titles (2010, 2012 and 2013), 2 ACC conference championships (2012 and 2013) and 1 BCS National Championship (2013). In 2013, he was selected to the Coaches All-ACC Third-team in his senior season. He finished college with a total of 124 Receptions, 1,919 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns.


Professional career


Cleveland Browns

On May 12, 2014, Shaw signed with the
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as an undrafted free agent.


Jacksonville Jaguars

Shaw signed with the
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on August 2, 2014. The Jaguars released Shaw on August 24, 2014.


Oakland Raiders

On December 10, 2014, Shaw was signed to the
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' practice squad.


Toronto Argonauts

On May 21, 2015, Shaw signed with the
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of the
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. He dressed in two games during the
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, making his regular season debut on August 14, 2015, against the
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. In
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, Shaw played in 17 games and registered his first 1000-yard season after catching 77 passes for 1004 yards and five touchdowns.


Ottawa Redblacks

On the first day of 2017 free agency, Shaw signed with the
Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) (Canadian French, French: ) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL ...
on February 14, 2017. Shaw struggled through numerous injuries in 2017, only managing to appear in three games catching six passes for 66 yards. Shaw was released by the Redblacks on April 3, 2018.


Saskatchewan Roughriders

On August 22, 2018, Shaw was added to the
Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 19 ...
’ practice roster. He made three appearances for the Riders in 2018 catching 11 of 22 pass attempts for 153 yards. He was released by the club on January 2, 2019.


Edmonton Elks

Following his release by Saskatchewan, Shaw signed with the
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but was subsequently released after the team's opening camp. After not playing during the 2019 season, Shaw was re-signed by the Eskimos on January 29, 2020. Shaw did not play in 2020 due to the
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being cancelled and was released on January 9, 2021. He re-signed with the Elks on February 10, 2021.


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External links


Ottawa Redblacks bioToronto Argonauts bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Kenny 1992 births Living people American football wide receivers Edmonton Elks players Florida State Seminoles football players Cleveland Browns players Jacksonville Jaguars players Ottawa Redblacks players Toronto Argonauts players Dr. Phillips High School alumni Canadian football wide receivers Players of Canadian football from Florida Players of American football from Florida