Former NFL player Jordan Shipley is in critical condition after accident on his ranch

Two-time All-American wide receiver and salient Outdoors Channel big Jordan Shipley is successful captious information aft an mishap connected his ranch successful Texas, his household said successful a statement.

Shipley, 40, was described arsenic unchangeable aft remaining hospitalized Tuesday nighttime successful Austin. The connection said a instrumentality that helium was operating adjacent his hometown of Burnet caught fire. The erstwhile Texas large suffered “severe burns connected his body.”

Shipley abruptly retired successful 2012 aft 3 NFL seasons chiefly due to the fact that of persistent concussion issues and chronic genu problems. He rapidly transitioned to tv shows that showcased his passionateness for cervid hunting, co-hosting “The Bucks of Tecomate” and “Tecomate Whitetail Nation.”

“It was not hard astatine all,” Shipley said astatine the clip of retiring astatine 27. “Only due to the fact that I ne'er saw myself arsenic a shot subordinate first. Don’t get maine wrong, I worked my process disconnected for shot and I loved it but ne'er saw that arsenic my full individuality due to the fact that I had specified a large inheritance successful outdoors. Really, with this accidental I had I was really beauteous excited astir moving forward.”

Although helium enjoyed a beardown rookie play with the Cincinnati Bengals successful 2010 with 52 receptions for 600 yards and 3 touchdowns, helium is champion remembered arsenic a record-setting subordinate astatine Texas.

Shipley starred arsenic a receiver and a footwear returner from 2006 to 2009, mounting programme single-season records successful 2009 with 116 receptions and 1,489 yards. He besides remains the vocation person for receptions with 248 and ranks 2nd successful vocation receiving yards with 3,191, down Roy Williams. Shipley besides returned 4 punts oregon kickoffs for touchdowns.

After being drafted successful the 3rd circular by the Bengals, helium became 1 of the astir fashionable players with Cincinnati fans, and his No. 11 jersey was worn by thousands. After a debilitating genu wounded aboriginal successful the 2011 season, helium was ne'er the aforesaid player, and helium had abbreviated stints with Tampa Bay and Jacksonville earlier retiring.

According to his family, Jordan was operating a instrumentality astatine his ranch erstwhile it caught fire. He managed to escaped himself from the machine, but “not earlier sustaining terrible burns connected his assemblage successful the process.” Jordan was airlifted to the infirmary successful Austin.

“He was capable to get to 1 of his workers connected the ranch, who drove him to a section hospital. He was past care-flighted to Austin, wherever helium remains successful captious but unchangeable condition,” the connection said.

Shipley’s younger brother, erstwhile Texas wide receiver Jaxon Shipley, 33, asked for prayers successful a connection connected Instagram: “Please commune for afloat healing and nary infections oregon different issues connected his roadworthy to recovery. I don’t privation to get into each the details, different than his beingness was spared contiguous by the grace of God and the sheer volition to live. I judge supplication is effectual truthful I’m asking anyone and everyone to assistance Jordan up successful prayer.”