Kole Heckendorf Kole Joseph Heckendorf ( born November 20 , 1985 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . After playing college football at North Dakota State , he was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009 . Heckendorf has also been a member of the Detroit Lions , Seattle Seahawks , San Diego Chargers , and Indianapolis Colts . Early years . Heckendorf was born in Wausau , Wisconsin where he grew up . He played high school football for Mosinee High School in Mosinee , Wisconsin , as a wide receiver and a safety . As a junior , Heckendorf was named first - team All - State by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association ( WFCA ) and second - team All - State by the " Associated Press " and the " Milwaukee Journal Sentinel " after he set state records with 116 receptions for 1 , 714 yards and 11 touchdowns . He led the nation as a junior with 116 catches . As a senior , he earned first - team All - State honors from both the " Associated Press " and the WFCA after making 63 catches for 1 , 257 yards and recording a state - record 19 touchdowns . He was also named All - Conference and All - District and was a second - team All - State selection by the " Milwaukee Journal Sentinel " . His high school career totals of 3 , 831 yards and 36 touchdowns are state records and his 235 catches rank second all - time . Heckendorf lettered in hockey all four years of high school , receiving honorable mention all - state honors once and all - conference honors three times . He was a member of an all - star traveling hockey team , Team Wisconsin . College career . Heckendorf received a scholarship to play college football at North Dakota State University , as a wide receiver , where he finished as the all - time leading receiver in school history and became the first receiver in the history of the program to lead the team in receptions for four seasons . Heckendorf redshirted in 2004 . He had a career - high 52 receptions as a sophomore in 2006 . He was named to the All - Northwest Region third - team by the " Football Gazette " and was voted to the All - GWFC second - team by the league ' s media after helping NDSU win the conference championship . As a junior , he earned All - Great West Football Conference first - team honors after ranking third in the league in both receptions and yards for the season . He was named a second - team All - Missouri Valley Football Conference selection in 2008 . He finished the season ranked third in the conference in yards and fifth in receptions . He had a career day in the 2008 opener against Austin Peay , catching eight passes and notching new career highs of 179 receiving yards and three touchdowns . He made a career - high nine catches at Youngstown State later in the season . He was a member of the " ESPN The Magazine " Academic All - America first - team as a senior . Heckendorf earned a B . S . in general education . Professional career . Green Bay Packers . Heckendorf was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 1 , 2009 , but was released during the pre - season . Detroit Lions . On October 12 , 2009 Heckendorf was signed to the Detroit Lions ' practice squad . After his contract expired following the season , he was re - signed to a future contract on January 5 , 2010 . He was cut by the Lions on May 11 , 2010 and signed to the Seattle Seahawks May 12 , 2010 . Seattle Seahawks . Heckendorf was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on May 12 , 2010 and released in the preseason on August 30 . San Diego Chargers . Heckendorf was signed to the San Diego Chargers practice squad on October 13 , 2010 .