Andrew Shull Andrew Shull ( born April 2 , 1981 in Webb City , Missouri ) is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League . He played for the Detroit Lions . He was a Second - team All - Big 12 selection in 2003 for the Kansas State Wildcats . Early years . Shull attended Webb City High School and helped Cardinals to 14 - 0 record and state title in 1997 . He was a two - year starter and three - year letter winner and also All - district , All - Southwest Conference , All - Ozarks , All - Area and All - State pick in 1997 and 1998 . He was the 1998 winner of the Grant Wistrom Defensive MVP award and the 1998 Mark Smith Award as team MVP . In 1998 , he totaled 120 tackles ( 17 for losses ) and 12 sacks . His career numbers total 251 tackles , 20 sacks , 18 hurries , one interception and 38 tackles for loss . He finished 1997 with 122 tackles , including eight QB sacks and 20 tackles for loss and also caught nine passes for 170 yards and five TDs as a junior . Shull also lettered two years in baseball and was a four - year academic star . College career . Shull ended his career at Kansas State with 150 tackles ( 39 for losses ) , 20 sacks , 15 deflected passes , five forced fumbles , three fumbles recovered and a blocked kick . He led the team in sacks in 2002 and 2003 and currently ranks sixth in school history in sacks . As a senior in 2003 Shull started all 15 games and made 68 tackes ( 16 for losses ) 8 sacks , 9 pass defensed , forced a fumble and recovered two fumbles as a leader of a Kansas State defense that allowed only 16 . 1 points a game and 283 yards per game . The team finished the season with a record of 114 , and a Big 12 Conference record of 6 – 2 and beat the # 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12 Championship Game . On a team that won its first conference Championship since 1934 , Shull played in one of the premiere Bowl Championship Series bowl games , the 2004 Fiesta Bowl where they were defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes . As a junior in 2002 he was a starter at defensive end and totaled 53 tackles ( 18 for losses ) and 11 sacks with four passes defensed , four forced fumbles , two fumble recoveries and a blocked kick on a K - State defense that allowed 11 . 8 points a game and 249 . 0 yards per game and ended with a 11 - 2 record including a victory in the Holiday Bowl . The Wildcat defense tied a school record for shutouts in a season with three and is recognized as one of the best defenses in school history . In 2001 as a sophomore he started in five games at defensive end , totaling 30 total tackles ( five for losses ) and one sack , two passes deflected . In 2000 as a freshman he played in 12 games as a reserve defensive lineman and on special teams and finished with eight tackles on the season . In 1999 he was a reshirt and was the recipient of the Overachiever Award for work done in strength and conditioning while redshirting . NFL career . Pro - draft . Shull measured 6 ' 4½ " and 265 pounds and ran a 40 - yard dash in 4 . 87 . Detroit Lions . Shull was undrafted in 2004 but was signed by the Detroit Lions as a free agent on April 26 , 2004 . On September 4 , 2004 he was released and two days later he was signed by the Detroit Lions to the practice squad . Post - NFL career . Shull became a Habitat for Humanity Volunteer , KSU Fellowship of Christian Athletes President 2002 - 03 . Since his stint from Detroit Lions , Shull now works at State Farm Insurance in McKinney , Texas . Shull and his wife Shay Lowe have two children . Shay is the sister of former " The Bachelorette " contestant and " The Bachelor " star Sean Lowe .