22 Facts About Jordan Shipley

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Jordan Shipley was born on December 23,1985 and is a former American football wide receiver.

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Jordan Shipley was picked by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft, and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Jordan Shipley 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.

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Jordan Shipley holds almost every high school career receiving record for the state of Texas, including career receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.

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In 2000, in his first varsity game as a freshman at Rotan High, Jordan Shipley totaled 454 all-purpose yards and returned three punts for touchdowns.

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Jordan Shipley attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he played for coach Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns football team from 2004 to 2009.

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Jordan 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.

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Jordan Shipley made the All-Big 12 second-team after the 2008 regular season.

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On November 7,2009, Jordan Shipley caught 11 passes for a school record 273 yards during a home game against the UCF.

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Jordan Shipley was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

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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.

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Jordan Shipley finished the season with 52 receptions for 600 yards and three touchdowns.

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Jordan Shipley was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 20,2012.

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On November 20,2012, Jordan Shipley signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Jordan Shipley played in six games, catching 23 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns.

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In 2018, Jordan Shipley joined the Texas GameDay crew on the Longhorn Network following Emmanuel Acho's departure for ESPN2.

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Jordan Shipley had previous on-air television experience co-hosting The Bucks of Tecomate on the Outdoor Channel.

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Jordan Shipley was a college roommate of former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy.

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Jordan Shipley's younger brother, Jaxon, was a wide receiver at Texas, where he played alongside Colt's younger brother, Case McCoy.

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Jordan Shipley's cousin, Braden, is a baseball player for the Kansas City Royals.

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On May 21,2011, Jordan Shipley married Nashville songwriter Sunny Helms.

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Jordan Shipley's father coached at Rotan for two years before moving to Burnet in 2001.