Former Texas football star Jordan Shipley hospitalized with severe burns after ranching accident

Former Texas prima and NFL subordinate Jordan Shipley was hospitalized aft helium suffered "severe burns" during a ranching accident, his household said Tuesday. 

The erstwhile Longhorns prima was airlifted to a infirmary successful Austin, Texas, and was successful captious but unchangeable condition, the household said successful a connection provided by the university. 

Texas Longhorns receiver Jordan Shipley (8) speaks astatine a property league aft the 2010 BCS National Championship against the Alabama Crimson Tide astatine the Rose Bowl. Alabama defeated Texas 37-21 successful Pasadena, California, connected Jan. 7, 2010. (Kirby Lee/Image of Sport/USA TODAY Sports)

"Jordan was progressive successful an mishap this day adjacent his hometown of Burnet. The instrumentality helium was operating connected his ranch caught fire, and though helium managed to get out, it was not earlier sustaining terrible burns connected his assemblage successful the process."

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

Shipley was a prima receiver astatine Texas from 2006-09, wherever helium finished his vocation arsenic the all-time person successful receptions (248) and ranked 2nd successful yards (3,191) and touchdowns (33). 

Texas Longhorns wide receiver Jordan Shipley (8) prepares to tally a play against the UCF Knights astatine Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas won 35-3 successful Austin, Texas, connected Nov. 7, 2009.  (Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

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A two-time All-American, Shipley besides served arsenic a peculiar teams player, returning 30 punts for 375 yards and 3 touchdowns. He besides returned 19 kickoffs for 468 yards and 1 touchdown. 

Shipley was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals successful the 3rd circular of the 2010 NFL Draft and had 79 receptions for 858 yards and 4 touchdowns implicit 3 seasons with the Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Cincinnati Bengals rookie receiver Jordan Shipley (11) attempts to elude Dallas Cowboys cornerback Jamar Wall (30) connected a instrumentality during the 4th fourth of a preseason crippled astatine Fawcett Stadium successful Canton, Ohio, connected Aug. 8, 2010. (Kirby Lee/Image of Sport/USA TODAY Sports)

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The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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