Hank Baskett Henry Randall " Hank " Baskett III ( born September 4 , 1982 ) is a former wide receiver who played in the National Football League . Baskett has played for three NFL teams : the Minnesota Vikings , Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts . A native of Clovis , New Mexico , Baskett played college football for the University of New Mexico . As a college football player , Baskett was a leading wide receiver and earned all - academic honors all his years at New Mexico and All - Mountain West Conference honors in his senior year . In 2006 , Baskett signed with the Minnesota Vikings as a rookie undrafted free agent and was traded that season to the Philadelphia Eagles . Baskett completed his rookie season with the Eagles with an average 21 . 1 yards per catch in 22 catches and two touchdowns . In 2009 , Baskett joined the Indianapolis Colts . He returned to the Eagles in 2010 , but was released and signed with the Vikings . Baskett married Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson in 2009 . Wilkinson and Baskett were co - stars on " Kendra " , a reality TV series following Wilkinson ' s life from 2009 to 2011 . They have co - starred on another show , Kendra on Top , since June 2012 . Early years . Baskett was born and raised in Clovis , New Mexico . Baskett ' s parents are Henry Randall " Hank " Baskett , Jr . , who worked for the Air Force before becoming director of a social service program , and Judy Baskett , who works as a financial officer at Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis , New Mexico . He attended Clovis High School and was an excellent student , graduating in 2001 with a 4 . 0 GPA . He lettered in football , basketball , and track . In track , Baskett held a state - record leap of in high jump at the 2000 state track meet in Albuquerque . In football , he was an All - State selection as both a wide receiver and as a punter . College career . When Baskett attended the University of New Mexico , he was its football team ' s leading receiver in 2004 and 2005 , earning him the Reese Leroy Hill Memorial Award for being the team ' s Offensive Player of the Year during those years . Additionally , he earned All - Mountain West Conference ( MWC ) honors as a senior , posting 67 receptions for 1 , 071 yards and nine touchdowns . A four - time all - academic MWC honoree , he graduated with a degree in General Management . Professional career . First stint with Vikings . Baskett originally signed with the Minnesota Vikings as a rookie undrafted free agent in 2006 out of the University of New Mexico and was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for wide receiver Billy McMullen . First stint with Eagles . Baskett had 112 receiving yards and one touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys and 177 receiving yards and one touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons . For his performance in these games , Baskett was awarded rookie of the week honors . He completed his rookie season with 22 receptions for 464 yards ( 21 . 1 yards per catch ) and two touchdowns . He was named the 2007 special teams Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) . In 2008 he started another six games playing in 16 to record 33 receptions , 440 yards , and three touchdowns , for a 13 . 3 yard average . He headed into the 2009 offseason as a restricted free agent . He was tendered a one - year contract on February 23 . Because the Eagles had been carrying seven wide receivers , he was made expendable and released on September 15 , 2009 , to make room for Michael Vick to fit on the 53 - man roster . Indianapolis Colts . On September 17 , 2009 , Baskett signed a one - year contract with the Indianapolis Colts after Anthony Gonzalez suffered a knee injury . On February 7 , 2010 , during Super Bowl XLIV versus the New Orleans Saints , Baskett failed to corral an onside kick at the start of the second half , which led to a Saints touchdown . New Orleans won the game 31 - 17 . On March 5 , 2010 , Baskett was declared a free agent . Second stint with Eagles . On March 12 , 2010 , Baskett signed a one - year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles for $ 800 , 000 . He was released on September 21 , 2010 . Second stint with Vikings . On September 22 , 2010 , Baskett re - signed with the Minnesota Vikings . Reality television . Baskett co - stars in a spinoff of " The Girls Next Door " , titled " Kendra " , which focuses on his wife Kendra Wilkinson ' s life after leaving the Playboy Mansion . " The Girls Next Door " executive producer Kevin Burns serves in the same capacity on the series . The show premiered on June 7 , 2009 , and had record breaking numbers for E ! with 2 . 6 million viewers , the highest - rated reality debut for the network since 2002 ' s premiere of " The Anna Nicole Show " . E ! ordered eight episodes . Season 2 ran from March 14 until June 8 , 2010 . The show was renewed once more , and the third season began airing in November 2010 . The fourth season of the show premiered September 2011 . The show has ended its run on E ! and has now become Kendra on Top which began airing on WE tv on Tuesday , June 5 , 2012 . Personal . Baskett proposed to his girlfriend , Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson on top of the Space Needle after six months of knowing each other . They married on June 27 , 2009 at the Playboy Mansion . The couple has one child together , Henry Randall " Hank " Baskett IV ( born December 11 , 2009 ) and live in Los Angeles . Baskett has been a resident of Voorhees Township , New Jersey . In popular culture . In the novel , The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick , central character Pat Peoples was given Baskett ' s Philadelphia Eagles Number 84 jersey as a present . Over the 2006 - 07 season , Baskett becomes Peoples ' favorite player and , for his birthday , he receives an autographed picture of Baskett .