Jacoby Shepherd Jacoby Lamar Shepherd ( born August 31 , 1979 ) is a professional American , Canadian and Arena football cornerback for the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League . He was drafted in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the St . Louis Rams . He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys . Shepherd has also been a member of the Houston Texans , Green Bay Packers , New York Jets , Detroit Lions , Oakland Raiders , Edmonton Eskimos , Calgary Stampeders , Dallas Desperados and Utah Blaze . Early years . Shepherd was born on August 31 , 1979 in Lufkin , Texas . He played high school football at Lufkin High School in Texas , where he was a star football player , track athlete and basketball player . He played at both wide receiver and cornerback in high school . College career . Tyler Junior College . In 1996 , Shepherd recorded 40 tackles , one sack and four interceptions as a freshman at Tyler . After the season he was named Co - Defensive player of the year . As a sophomore in 1997 he was named All - Southwest Junior College . Oklahoma State . After 1997 , Shepherd transferred to Oklahoma State University . During his junior year in 1998 , he started two games and had 22 tackles , six pass deflections and two interceptions . Professional career . National Football League . Shepherd was drafted by the St . Louis Rams in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft . As a rookie , he played in 15 games and recorded one interception . During the 2001 off season , he was hampered by a hamstring injury . On October 3 , 2001 , Shepherd was fined by the NFL , along with eight other Rams players for uniform violations . In a practice on October 25 , Shepherd and teammate Yo Murphy got into a heated fight , which included punches being thrown and facemask grabbing . kicking the other players sook For the rest of the season , he suffered from a quadriceps injury . He recorded three tackles during the 2001 season . When the Houston Texans were to become the 32nd team in the NFL , each team was required to put five players onto an " expansion list " , Shepherd was one of the five Rams on the list . On March 28 , 2002 , the Houston Texans traded a conditional draft pick in the 2003 NFL Draft to the Rams in return for Shepherd . Shepherd was waived by the Texans on September 2 , 2002 . Shepherd signed with the Green Bay Packers on January 1 , 2003 . He was waived on August 26 , 2003 . The New York Jets signed Shepherd on August 30 , 2003 . In four games with the Jets , Shepherd had two tackles . After being tried at dimeback , Shepherd was waived on October 1 , 2003 . Shepherd signed with the Detroit Lions on October 29 , 2003 . He was waived on November 25 . With the Lions , Shepherd played in four games and had two tackles . On April 14 , 2004 , Shepherd signed with the Oakland Raiders . He was released on August 13 . Canadian Football League . Shepherd spent time with the Edmonton Eskimos during their 2005 training camp . The Calgary Stampeders signed Shepherd on June 16 , 2005 . He was cut on June 18 . Arena Football League . After being released by Calgary , Shepherd joined the Dallas Desperados . In his first year with Dallas , he had 10 . 5 tackles , one interception and one forced fumble . On May 3 , 2007 , at the Arena Football League ' s trade deadline , Shepherd was traded to the Utah Blaze . With the Blaze he recorded 44 . 5 tackles and two pass breakups . Personal . Shepherd resides in Dallas , Texas with his wife , LyKendra and his son Jordan . His cousin is former Kansas City Chiefs kick returner Dante Hall .