Jordan Shipley, a former star College of Texas extensive receiver and NFL participant, is in vital situation after struggling burns in a hearth on his ranch.
Shipley’s household described the incident on the ranch close to his hometown Burnet, Texas as “an accident” involving farm gear in an announcement shared by his alma mater’s athletic division.
“The machine he was working on his ranch caught fireplace, and though he managed to get out, it was not earlier than sustaining extreme burns on his physique within the course of. He was in a position to get to one in all his employees on the ranch who drove him to an area hospital.
“He was then care-flighted to Austin, where he remains in critical but stable condition.”
Burnet is roughly 55 miles northwest of Austin.
In response to his Instagram web page, Jordan is the proprietor and dealer of Shipley Ranches.
Jaxon Shipley, his brother, fellow former Longhorn and co-worker, shared an announcement of his personal on Instagram.
“Please pray for full healing and no infections or other issues on his road to recovery,” he wrote. “I don’t want to get into all the details other than his life was spared today by the grace of God and the sheer will to live.”
Their father, Bob Shipley, up to date on Fb to say his son is present process surgical procedures to deal with his burns.
“The biggest threats at this point seem to be infections and pneumonia,” he wrote.
Shipley, 40, starred for 4 seasons at Texas as a large receiver and kick returner, culminating in a visit to the nationwide title sport in his senior 12 months, earlier than enjoying three seasons within the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars.
