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Former Bengals Wide Receiver Jordan Shipley Hospitalized After Heavy-Machinery Accident

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May 22, 2012; Cincinnati, OH USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jordan Shipley (11) catches a pass during organized team activities at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-Imagn Images
May 22, 2012; Cincinnati, OH USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jordan Shipley (11) catches a pass during organized team activities at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-Imagn Images | David Kohl-Imagn Images

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CINCINNATI — Former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jordan Shipley is battling serious injuries after an accident at his ranch. He was operating a machine when it caught on fire and severely burned him before he escaped. Shipley is in critical, but stable condition.

The 40-year-old played for Texas from 2006-2009 before the Bengals took him in the third round of the  2010 NFL Draft. Shipley played in 24 NFL games between the Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

He played two seasons for the Bengals, catching 56 passes for 614 yards and three scores. His time in Cincinnati was cut short due to injury.

The Shipley family released a statement on the situation, posted by the University of Texas Senior Associate Athletics Director/Communications.

"Jordan was involved in an accident this afternoon near his hometown of Burnet. The machine he was operating on his ranch caught fire, and although he managed to get out, he sustained 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's time with the Bengals ended in Aug. 2012.

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