Vidal Hazelton Vidal Hazelton ( born January 29 , 1988 ) is an American Football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . He played college football at Cincinnati . He formerly played for the University of Southern California ( USC ) football team . Early years . As a junior in 2005 at Moore Catholic High School in Staten Island ( N . Y . ) , he caught 39 passes for 784 yards ( 20 . 1 avg . ) with 17 TDs , ran for 240 yards with 4 scores and posted 38 tackles , 3 sacks and 2 interceptions for TDs . He eventually transferred to Hargrave Military Academy his senior year , where he had 41 receptions for 942 yards ( 23 . 0 avg . ) with 13 TDs in 2005 . Hazelton was invited to play in the 2006 U . S . Army All - American Bowl , a national all - star game for the best high school football players in the country . Collegiate career . USC . Hazelton arrived at USC as one of the nation ' s best players and one of USC ' s biggest pickups of the recruiting season . Hazelton saw time in only two games his freshman season , as the Trojans ended up going 11 - 2 and winning the 2007 Rose Bowl against Michigan 32 - 18 . Hazelton played backup to Dwayne Jarrett and Steve Smith , two of the best receivers in the nation , and only accumulated one catch for eight yards . He also had a run for seven yards . Hazelton was expected to start the 2007 season for the Trojans , along with junior Patrick Turner , and in spring practice Hazelton impressed observers . He entered fall camp as the top starting flanker on the depth chart . Vidal made an outstanding one handed touchdown catch against Idaho in USC ' s first game of the year . He finished the season as USC ' s leading wide receiver in 2007 , catching 50 passes and scored four touchdowns . Hazelton ' s 2008 season with USC was not as successful . After catching five passes , he suffered a high ankle sprain in the season opener against Virginia . Once he recovered he found himself unable to climb back into the starting line - up . The arrival and rise of Arkansas - transfer Damian Williams , along with continued production by senior Patrick Turner and sophomore Ronald Johnson , pushed Hazelton into the role of a seldom used reserve . Further complicating matters , Hazelton ' s grandfather was diagnosed with cancer , and he desired to be geographically closer to him . On December 2 , 2008 , Hazelton asked for and was granted permission to transfer to another school . After leaving , Hazelton noted " USC is a great place . It ' s filled up with athletes . If somebody ' s not 100 percent they ' ve got to pass them up . I would have done the same thing if I was the coaches at USC . " Although Hazelton was from New York , he lived most recently with his grandfather in Georgia . By mid - January , Hazelton was leaning towards Cincinnati . Professional career . Cincinnati Bengals . After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft , Hazelton was signed by the San Diego Chargers on July 26 , 2011 . He was waived by San Diego on August 30 . He later signed with the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad on December 27 , 2011 . He was waived by the Cincinnati Bengals on August 31 , 2012 . Tennessee Titans . Hazelton signed with the Tennessee Titans practice squad September 3 , 2012 . New York Jets . The New York Jets signed Hazelton to a reserve / future contract on January 23 , 2013 .