He played college football at Penn State and he was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL draft.
[4] On January 27, 2010, USA Today announced that Shaw had made its All-Joe Team, honoring the NFL's unsung and underrated players.
[11] On April 18, 2015, Best Man Tim held a fundraising event during Penn State's Blue White weekend that included an Ice Bucket Challenge.
[12][13] Shaw attended the dedicated event where he signed autographs, posed for photographs, and enjoyed the support of hundreds of community members.
A large amount of Penn State legends and lettermen supported the event, including the Paterno Family.
[18] That same year, Shaw's book titled "Blitz Your Life: Stories From An NFL And ALS Warrior" was released.
In 2019, Shaw participated in a Player's Tribune article about his journey with ALS,[21] in which he encouraged his younger self and others to "live your best life today and enjoy every little blessing."
Google teamed up with Dimitri Kenevsky to create an AI-powered live transcription application that was specifically trained to understand and transcribe Shaw's impaired voice.
Using hours of interviews as audio reference, a separate AI program was created to synthesize Shaw's old voice.