Joe Jurevicius Joseph Michael Jurevicius ( born December 23 , 1974 ) is a retired American football wide receiver . He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft . He played college football at Penn State . Jurevicius has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Seattle Seahawks and Cleveland Browns . He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII , and also played in the Seattle Seahawks lone Super Bowl appearance , in 2005 . Early years . Jurevicius attended St . Justin Martyr School in Eastlake , Ohio , and Lake Catholic High School in Mentor , Ohio , and was a letterman in football as a wide receiver / punter and in basketball . His # 84 jersey retired and hanging in Lake Catholic gym . College career . Jurevicius played college football at Penn State University . He finished his college career with 94 receptions for 1 , 905 yards and 15 touchdowns . Professional career . New York Giants . Jurevicius was selected by the New York Giants in the second round ( 55th overall ) in the 1998 NFL Draft . He played four seasons with the New York Giants through the 2002 season . During his time in New York he played in 58 games , scoring five touchdowns and totaling 1 , 442 receiving yards . He played in the Giants ' 34 - 7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV , but did not record any receptions . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . In 2002 , Jurevicius signed a four - year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an unrestricted free agent . In the 2002 NFC Championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles , he took a crossing pattern 71 yards down to the Eagles ' five - yard line . In Super Bowl XXXVII , Jurevicius led the Buccaneers in receiving yards with four catches for 78 yards as Tampa Bay won 48 - 21 over the Oakland Raiders . He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated after the victory . Jurevicius left Tampa Bay following the 2004 season . He played in 30 games for the team , recording 874 yards receiving and eight touchdowns . Seattle Seahawks . In 2005 , Jurevicius signed with the Seattle Seahawks . He finished the regular season with a career - high 10 touchdowns with 694 receiving yards , leading the team in touchdowns and coming in second in yards . He also had a career - high 137 yards against the St . Louis Rams . He led the Seahawks in receiving with five catches for 93 yards in their 21 - 10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL . Cleveland Browns . On March 11 , 2006 , Jurevicius signed a four - year contract with his hometown team , the Cleveland Browns . He became an immediate impact player as a dependable , sure - handed receiver — especially on 3rd - and - long situations . He finished the 2007 season with the third most 3rd - down receptions ( 29 ) in the league . In 2008 , Jurevicius spent the preseason recovering from surgery on his right knee . Shortly after the initial surgery , he developed a staph infection and underwent five additional surgeries to eliminate the infection . He began the season on the Active / PUP list , and on August 25 , he was transferred to the Reserve / PUP list , forcing him to miss the first six weeks of the regular season . Slow recovery prevented his availability before week 10 , which by NFL rules , made him ineligible to return for the remainder of the 2008 season . He was awarded the team ' s Ed Block Courage Award , given to the player who best persevered through injury . Jurevicius underwent a seventh surgery to clear out scar tissue in late 2008 , vowing to return for the 2009 season . However , the Browns released him on March 11 , 2009 . On June 26 , 2009 , Jurevicius filed a lawsuit in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas naming the Browns , the Cleveland Clinic , and Browns team physicians , Dr . Anthony Miniaci and Dr . Richard Figler , as defendant s . The suit alleged Jurevicius contracted staph in his right knee due to the Browns ' failure to sterilize their Berea , Ohio training facility properly and the failure of doctors at the Cleveland Clinic to take proper precautions against infection . Five other Browns players and two staff members have also contracted staph since 2003 . The Browns and Cleveland Clinic confidentially settled with Jurevicius in 2010 . Retirement . The damage done to his knee effectively forced him into retirement . He now appears on the Tailgate Show on Cleveland Browns pre - game television . Personal . Jurevicius currently lives in Gates Mills , Ohio . He is of Lithuanian descent , has a tattoo of Vytis , the national symbol of Lithuania on his right biceps . He earned a degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn State University in 1997 . He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated twice : August 25 , 1997 and February 3 , 2003 . Jurevicius is an avid hunter . In 2007 he co - founded Dismal River Outfitters , a hunting ranch and resort in Mullen , Nebraska , with his former Buccaneer and Seahawk teammate , John Howell . In June 2009 , Jurevicius took part in the 2009 NFL / NFLPA " Broadcast Boot Camp , " a program designed by the NFL Broadcasting Department and their broadcast partners to prepare players for possible post - playing careers in broadcasting . He now owns a company that deals with commercial construction of businesses .