[1][2] After his senior year in 1997, Shackleford joined the Anderson Ravens in 1998 as a graduate assistant, working with the tight ends.
[2][1] He joined the Cincinnati Swarm of the af2 in 2003 as the offensive line coach and director of football operations.
[2][3][4] He was head coach of the Spokane Shock of the af2 from 2007 to 2009, compiling a 42–6 regular season record an ArenaCup victory in 2009.
[5] Shackleford was the head coach of the Tri-Cities Fever of the Indoor Football League (IFL) from 2010 to 2015, totaling an overall regular season record of 50–33.
[4][14] Shackleford joined the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League in 2024 as the team's assistant head coach and director of scouting.