Joe Horn Joseph Horn ( born January 16 , 1972 ) is a retired American football wide receiver . He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft , and also played for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons . He played college football at Itawamba Community College . Currently , Joe Horn is promoting his own " Bayou 87 " barbecue sauce and traveling around the Gulf Coast region doing in - store promotions . Early years . Horn attended Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville , North Carolina , where he played for legendary coach Bob Paroli . He stood out as a quarterback , tailback , wide receiver , and punter . He was only voted to the Mid - South 4A All - Star team as a punter . Horn was also a standout basketball player in which he started every game for the Douglas Byrd Eagles as a point guard . Horn originally signed with the University of South Carolina . However , his academic performance and SAT score were insufficient for Division I schools . College career . Horn played two years of college football ( 1991 – 1992 ) at Itawamba Community College in Fulton , Mississippi . At Itawamba , he picked up 54 catches for 878 yards and seven touchdowns as a wide receiver and a punt returner . Still unable to qualify for Division I college football , he returned to Fayetteville and worked at a fast food restaurant and at a furniture factory . Professional career . He set the Saints career mark in receiving touchdowns ( 50 ) , making the Pro Bowl four times in five seasons , and compile the second most receptions ( 523 ) and receiving yards ( 7 , 622 ) in Saints history . Horn is perhaps even more well known by some for his role in the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina . Horn was noted for his support for the people of New Orleans and the Gulf region . He visited evacuees in both San Antonio and the Houston Astrodome during the aftermath of Katrina . Beyond Katrina , to this day Joe donates time , energy and money to local charities in New Orleans and beyond . He didn ' t play a down of football for two years after leaving college . After playing two years at Itawamba Community College in Fulton , Mississippi , Horn worked at a Bojangles ’ restaurant in Fayetteville , Mississippi . Down to the final $ 6 . 00 in his possession , He spent $ 3 . 99 on a Jerry Rice workout from a local Blockbuster and studied the drills and moves Rice performed in the film . Horn then made a highlight video of himself working out and sent the tape to multiple professional teams across America and Canada . One response Horn received was from the Memphis Mad Dogs of the CFL who offered him a contract after viewing the tape and in his first year Horn accumulated 1 , 414 yards on 71 catches . CFL . Horn tried out for the CFL Baltimore Stallions and was signed to the practice squad , but never played in a game for the team . Horn was signed as a free agent by the CFL Shreveport Pirates in May 1995 . Horn was traded to the Memphis Mad Dogs in June 1995 . With Memphis , Horn played well , with 77 catches for more than 1 , 000 yards , and caught the attention of NFL scouts . Kansas City Chiefs . Horn was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft . He was mainly relegated to special teams and reserve duty at WR during his four seasons with the Chiefs . In his years there , he garnered 879 yards on 53 receptions with seven touchdowns , starting only two games . The New Orleans Saints acquired Horn as a free agent in 2000 . New Orleans Saints . Horn signed with the New Orleans Saints in 2000 and immediately surpassed their expectations ranking in the top ten in receptions ( 7th ) , yards ( 8th ) and touchdowns ( 9th ) that year . Even though he came out of nowhere and produced immediately , Horn was no “ one year wonder ” . Given a starting role with the Saints , " Hollywood " , a nickname he picked up while with the Kansas City Chiefs for his particular style of dress and a name which carries to this day , quickly proved himself to be a premiere NFL receiver . He was selected to the Pro Bowl four out of his seven years with the Saints , and set single season franchise records for receiving yards ( 1 , 399 ) , and receiving touchdowns ( 11 - shared with Marques Colston ) as well as the career franchise record for receiving touchdowns ( 50 , a record surpassed by Colston in 2012 ) . Horn is also the Saints ' all - time leader in 100 - yard receiving games at 27 . Horn had a career year in 2004 with his 1 , 399 receiving yards being second most in the league . His total was only six yards behind Carolina Panthers WR Muhsin Muhammad . The Saints signed Horn to a six - year contract extension in 2005 . In the wake of Hurricane Katrina , Horn was noted for his support for the people of New Orleans and the Gulf region . As a leader of the Saints , he served as a public face of the team in many community events in recent months . He frequently visited evacuees in both San Antonio and the Houston Astrodome during the aftermath of Katrina . He criticized the NFL for not making a greater effort to care for the future of the Saints during this time of crisis . After the 2006 season the Saints asked the then 35 - year old receiver ( who had suffered a groin injury during the 2006 season and had hamstring injuries in the past ) to accept a pay cut . He refused and asked to be released . He was cut soon after his request . Atlanta Falcons . In early March 2007 , Horn started negotiations with the Atlanta Falcons . He signed a 4 - year , $ 15 million contract with Atlanta . Later , in 2008 , he requested to be traded from the team saying he didn ' t want to be a " just - in - case guy " for the Falcons . On August 19 , 2008 , the Falcons cut him . In his only season with the Falcons he made 27 receptions for 243 yards and one touchdown in 12 games . Retirement . Horn worked out for the Lions , Giants , and Titans , but they ultimately passed and he did not play in the 2008 or 2009 seasons . In May 2010 , Horn was selected for induction into the Saints Hall of Fame . On June 23 , 2010 it was announced that Horn had signed a contract with the Saints . Two days later , on June 25 , it was announced that Horn would officially retire from football as a member of the Saints . Since retirement , Horn has focused his efforts on creating and selling his own " Bayou 87 " barbecue sauce . Cell phone celebration . Always a spirited and outspoken player , Horn gained notoriety for a memorable touchdown celebration on ESPN Sunday Night Football against the New York Giants during the 2003 season . After scoring his second touchdown in a game in which he would score four , he pulled a cell phone with the help of fellow team - mate Michael Lewis out from underneath the goalpost padding and pretended to make a call . Horn ' s prank drew a 15 - yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct and a $ 30 , 000 fine by the NFL . He later stated that he did not realize what he had done right away . This celebration was later used in the videogame " " which allows excessive celebrations . Lawsuit against the NFL . In December 2011 , Horn made headlines when he and a group of 11 other former professional players filed a lawsuit against the NFL . Horn and his attorneys allege that the league failed to properly treat head injuries in spite of prevailing medical evidence , leading the players to develop effects of brain injury ranging from chronic headaches to depression . Personal life . Horn is married with six children .