Former Texas wide receiver Jordan Shipley, 40, suffered burns and was hospitalized. Brian Bahr / Getty Images

Former Texas football wide receiver Jordan Shipley was hospitalized after he suffered severe burns in an accident on his Texas ranch Tuesday afternoon. Shipley is in “critical but stable” condition at an Austin, Texas, hospital, Shipley’s family said in a statement via Texas senior associate athletics director of communications John Bianco.

Shipley was operating a machine when it caught on fire. The 40-year-old was able to exit the machine but sustained multiple burns on his body in the process, Shipley’s family said.

Shipley played for Texas from 2006 to 2009. In 2009, he was an All-American when he posted 116 catches for 1,485 yards and 13 touchdowns during the Longhorns’ 13-1 season. Shipley paired with quarterback Colt McCoy to form one of the most potent passing duos of the 2000s.

He holds the program records for career and single-season receptions and also single-season receiving yards. Shipley’s 13 touchdowns in 2009 are the most by any Texas receiver in a season. His 3,191 career receiving yards and 33 receiving touchdowns rank second in Texas history, behind Roy Williams.

That 2009 season earned him a consensus first-team All-America selection and a unanimous first-team All-Big 12 selection.

Shipley was selected in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He played three seasons in the NFL, appearing in 24 games. He had 52 catches for 600 yards and three touchdowns during his rookie season for the Bengals. He finished his NFL career with 79 catches, 858 yards and four touchdowns.

Sam Jane is a trending news writer for The Athletic. He has previously worked as an intern for The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post, MLive and other publications. He is a senior at the University of Maryland, where he was a sports editor for the campus paper, The Diamondback.