Aaron Boone ( American football ) Aaron Rostenbach Boone ( born January 13 , 1978 ) is a former American professional football player who was a wide receiver in National Football League ( NFL ) , NFL Europe ( NFLE ) and the Arena Football League ( AFL ) . After playing college football for the University of Kentucky , he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ( NFL ) in 2003 . In 2004 , he signed with the Chicago Bears and 2005 Carolina Panthers . He played for the Berlin Thunder of NFLE , and the Philadelphia Soul , Kansas City Brigade , and Utah Blaze of the AFL . In 2011 before suffering a career ending knee surgery Aaron became the All - Time Utah Blaze franchise leading wide receiver in all categories including receptions , yards and touchdowns . High school years . Boone attended Millard High School in Fillmore , Utah , where he was an All - State selection in baseball , basketball and football . In his senior year he lead his team as quarterback to a 2 - A state championship title in 1995 . Served as student body president . College career . University of Kentucky as a senior , he led the team in all receiving categories with 41 receptions for 706 yards and 10 touchdown s . He led the nation in Receptions - to - Touchdowns ration ( minimum of 10 touchdowns ) with 4 : 1 . He also tied for the most receiving touchdowns in the SEC . He graduated with a degree in Business Management and a minor in Spanish . Previous to transferring to Kentucky in 2000 , Boone earned First - team All - America by the JC Gridwire and All - America by the National Junior College Athletic Association at Snow College in Ephraim Utah . He caught 81 passes for 1 , 505 yards and 19 touchdowns in his Sophomore year . Professional career . National Football League / NFL Europe . Boone signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in 2003 . The following year , he was signed by the Chicago Bears and allocated to NFL Europe where he played for the Berlin Thunder . Boone had 13 receptions for 221 yards and four touchdowns . He led the league in touchdown - to - catch ratio ( 30 percent ) and ranked third in receiving touchdowns . Berlin finished the season with a record of 9 – 1 and defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy 30 – 24 in World Bowl XII . In 2005 , Boone signed with the Carolina Panthers and was again allocated to NFL Europe . He played in 10 regular season games for the Thunder and led the league in receptions with 43 , ranked second in touchdowns with five , second in yards with 582 , and fifth in points scored with 30 . He helped the team to a berth in World Bowl XIII . After the NFL Europe season , he returned to Carolina and spent time with the Panthers until he suffered a season ending shoulder injury . Arena Football League . Boone joined the Philadelphia Soul in 2006 . Later that season , he was traded to the Kansas City Brigade , where he was named to the AFL All - Rookie team . He recorded 66 receptions for 748 yards and 19 touchdowns as a rookie in only seven games . In 2007 , Boone signed with the Utah Blaze , where he played in only seven games , due to an early season ankle injury . For the season he recorded 32 receptions for 420 yards and eight touchdowns . In 2008 , Boone completed his second year with the Blaze finishing third in the entire AFL with 135 receptions and eighth in the AFL in yards with 1 , 527 . He also added 23 touchdowns during 16 games . In 2010 , Boone recorded a career - best season , earning him All - Arena League honors . He played in 16 games where he led the Blaze in all receiving statistical categories . Boone finished third in the AFL with 146 catches , fourth in touchdowns with 46 , and eighth in yards with 1 , 448 . This was the second straight season Boone had tallied over 135 receptions , 1 , 400 yards and 25 touchdowns . During a nationally televised game ( NFL Network ) versus the Milwaukee Iron on May 14 , Boone scored a franchise best seven touchdowns in one game . In 2011 at the age of 33 Boone was on pace to shatter the AFL single season receiving records in receptions , yards and touchdowns until half way through the season when he suffered a career ending knee injury . Prior to the injury , Boone did became the All - Time Utah Blaze franchise leading wide receiver in all categories including receptions , yards and touchdowns . Personal . In his free time , Boone enjoys eating , traveling , looking for deals at yard sales , new business ventures , scuba diving , and ping - pong . His favorite sports team growing up was the Chicago Bears and his favorite athletes are Walter Payton and Andre Dawson . Boone is the sixth of 10 children . He is from an athletic family ; his father played football at BYU , his younger brothers Jesse currently plays in the United Football League ( UFL ) for the Locos , and Jason played football for Utah , and his older sister Amy played basketball and volleyball at George Mason University as well as semi - pro basketball for the San Diego Wave of the NWBL . Boone and his wife , Lindsay , currently reside in Sandy , Utah and have two young children .