Travis Shelton
Encyclopedia
Travis Shelton is an American football
wide receiver
who is currently a free agent
. He was signed by the Denver Broncos
as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Shelton also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
in 2010. He played college football
at Temple
.
As a third-year sophomore in 2006, Shelton set the record for longest kick return in the Owls' modern era. In a game against Northern Illinois, he amassed 311 all-purpose yards. He finished the year with 778 return yards and a touchdown.
In 2007, his junior year, he did not have a touchdown despite significant return yards. He also finished with 20 receptions as a receiver, tying his career high.
During his senior year in 2008, Shelton again tied his career reception record. He also led the NCAA in average yards per kick return with 31.3 average yards, helping Temple to a No. 1 finish nationally in that category.
He finished his career at Temple
with a school-record 2,507 total kickoff return yards, surpassing the previous record by almost 1,000 yards. Prior to 2008, Mike Palys (1985-88) held the school record of 1,590 kickoff return yards.
, Shelton signed with the Denver Broncos
as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on June 11, only to be re-signed on July 30. He was waived again on August 24 (the final cut)when the team signed safety Antwain Spann
.
of the Canadian Football League
. He never played a game with them.
Devin Hester
and NFL linebacker
Andra Davis
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Shelton also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
in 2010. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Temple
Temple Owls football
The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference...
.
College career
In 2004, Shelton scored one touchdown as a freshman. He was redshirted his sophomore year.As a third-year sophomore in 2006, Shelton set the record for longest kick return in the Owls' modern era. In a game against Northern Illinois, he amassed 311 all-purpose yards. He finished the year with 778 return yards and a touchdown.
In 2007, his junior year, he did not have a touchdown despite significant return yards. He also finished with 20 receptions as a receiver, tying his career high.
During his senior year in 2008, Shelton again tied his career reception record. He also led the NCAA in average yards per kick return with 31.3 average yards, helping Temple to a No. 1 finish nationally in that category.
He finished his career at Temple
Temple Owls football
The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference...
with a school-record 2,507 total kickoff return yards, surpassing the previous record by almost 1,000 yards. Prior to 2008, Mike Palys (1985-88) held the school record of 1,590 kickoff return yards.
Denver Broncos
After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft2009 NFL Draft
The 2009 NFL Draft was the seventy-fourth annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 25 and 26, 2009. The draft consisted of two rounds on the first day starting at 4:00...
, Shelton signed with the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on June 11, only to be re-signed on July 30. He was waived again on August 24 (the final cut)when the team signed safety Antwain Spann
Antwain Spann
Antwain Joquan Spann is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
On April 20, 2010, Shelton signed as a free agent with the Winnipeg Blue BombersWinnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
of the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
. He never played a game with them.
Hartford Colonials
On August 3, 2010, Shelton signed as a free agent with the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League.Personal
Shelton is the first cousin of both NFL wide receiverWide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
Devin Hester
Devin Hester
Devin Hester is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football...
and NFL linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
Andra Davis
Andra Davis
Andra Raynard Davis [pronounced André] is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League . He played college football for the University of Florida...
.