Jordan Shipley Jordan Shipley ( born December 23 , 1988 ) is a former American football wide receiver . Shipley played for the Cinncinnati Bengals , Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL Early years . Shipley was born in Temple , Texas . He played high school football at Rotan High School in Rotan , Texas as a freshman in 2000 , and then from 2001 to 2003 at Burnet High School in Burnet , Texas , where his father , Bob Shipley , was the head coach . Shipley holds almost every high school career receiving record for the state of Texas , including career receptions ( 264 ) , receiving yards ( 5 , 424 ) , and receiving touchdowns ( 73 ) . In 2000 , in his first varsity game as a freshman at Rotan High , Shipley totaled 454 all - purpose yards and returned three punts for touchdowns . With former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Stephen McGee , Shipley helped lead the Burnet Bulldogs to back - to - back Class 3A State Championship games in 2002 and 2003 . Following his record - setting high school career , Shipley played in the 2004 U . S . Army All - American Bowl with fellow Texas Longhorn Frank Okam and current Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson . College career . Shipley attended the University of Texas at Austin , where he played for coach Mack Brown ' s Texas Longhorns football team from 2004 to 2009 . 2008 season . Shipley had a stand - out game in the 2008 Texas vs . Oklahoma football game against the # 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners . He returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown ; it was the longest kickoff return in the 103 - year history of the Red River Shootout . He also caught a touchdown pass . The Longhorns won 45 – 35 . < ref name = " TX / ou recap " > < / ref > On October 25 , 2008 , Shipley set a Texas Longhorn record for receptions , catching 15 passes for 168 yards as # 1 Texas defeated # 6 Oklahoma State 28 - 24 . Shipley was a senior in 2008 , but filed paperwork with the NCAA to request an extra year of eligibility to make up for games missed due to injuries . On December 22 , 2008 , the NCAA granted Shipley ' s hardship request for a sixth season of eligibility . He made the All - Big 12 second team after the 2008 regular season . Following the 2008 season , Shipley underwent shoulder surgery for what he stated was " an injury I aggravated a couple of times during the year , but was able to play through . I worked hard to rehab it and kept playing . But now that I have time , I got it cleaned up and can get back to full strength for next season . " 2009 season . Shipley proved to be a vital member of the 2009 Texas Longhorn football team , including scoring a touchdown off of a Texas Tech punt in the Longhorns ' 34 – 24 victory . On November 7 , 2009 , Shipley caught 11 passes for a school record 273 yards during a home game against the UCF . Shipley ' s play during the season helped lead Texas to the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game against Nebraska . He caught seven passes for 71 yards in the 13 – 12 win and helped Texas earn a spot in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game . Shipley caught two touchdown passes during the game , but Texas lost to top - ranked Alabama , 37 – 21 . Track and field . Shipley was also a track star at the University of Texas , where he posted personal bests of 10 . 85 seconds in the 100 meters and 21 . 76 seconds in the 200 meters . Professional career . Cincinnati Bengals . Shipley was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft ( 84th overall ) . On July 27 , 2010 , he signed a four - year contract for $ 2 . 54 million with a signing bonus of nearly $ 757 , 000 . The contract included standard base salaries of $ 320 , 000 , $ 405 , 000 , $ 490 , 000 and $ 575 , 000 , as well as a fourth - year escalator clause that could significantly boost the maximum value of the contract . In Shipley ' s first NFL preseason game , he returned a punt 63 yards late in the fourth quarter to set up the Bengals ' only score against the Dallas Cowboys . In week 4 of the regular season , Shipley was hit in the head by Cleveland Browns safety T . J . Ward , causing a concussion that kept him sidelined in week 5 . Ward was fined $ 15 , 000 for the helmet - to - helmet contact . On October 21 against the Atlanta Falcons , Shipley recorded six receptions for 131 yards , including a 64 - yard touchdown catch . He finished the season with 52 receptions for 600 yards and three touchdowns . During the next season , 2011 , in a game against the Denver Broncos in week 2 , Shipley tore two ligaments in his knee - anterior cruciate ligament ( ACL ) and medial collateral ligament ( MCL ) - causing him to miss the remainder of the 2011 season . After struggling to fully recover from the knee injury during the 2012 preseason , the Bengals waived Shipley on August 17 , 2012 . Offensive coordinator Jay Gruden explained , " Right now , we have a lot of good players at that position , and something had to be done . " Regarding the move , Shipley later commented , " I am honestly not sure what the [ Bengals ' ] thought process was . " Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Shipley was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 20 , 2012 . He was released less than two weeks later during final roster cuts on August 31 , but was re - signed on September 18 following an injury to starting slot receiver Preston Parker . The Buccaneers released Shipley again on September 25 , two days after a game against the Dallas Cowboys in which he fumbled a punt return . Jacksonville Jaguars . On November 20 , 2012 , Shipley signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars . He played in six games , catching 23 passes for 244 yards and two TDs . The Jaguars officially re - signed him on March 21 , 2013 . He was released on September 1 , 2013 . Retirement . On February 18 , 2014 Shipley retired from football . Personal life . Shipley was a college roommate of former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy . His younger brother , Jaxon Shipley , is a junior wide receiver at Texas , where he plays alongside Colt ' s younger brother , Case McCoy . His cousin , Braden Shipley , is a baseball player . On May 21 , 2011 , Shipley married Nashville songwriter Sunny Helms . The two first met in 1999 in Rotan , Texas , where Shipley was an eighth - grade quarterback and Helms was a freshman on the cheerleading squad . Shipley ' s father coached at Rotan for two years before moving to Burnet in 2001 .