Former Texas football star Jordan Shipley has been hospitalized after he suffered ‘severe burns’ in an accident on his ranch on Tuesday afternoon.
Shipley’s family released the following statement via John Bianco, Texas’ senior associate athletics director/communications:
‘Jordan was involved in an accident this afternoon near his hometown of Burnet (Texas). The machine he was operating on his ranch caught fire, and although he managed to get out, it was not before sustaining severe burns on his body in the process.
‘He was able to get to one of his workers on the ranch who drove him to a local hospital. He was then care-flighted to Austin, where he remains in critical but stable condition.’
Shipley, 40, played for Texas from 2006-2009. Teaming up with QB Colt McCoy, he became one of college football’s top receivers his junior and senior year.
A third-round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, Shipley appeared in 24 NFL games between the Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.