▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Oregon ▁University ▁Athletics ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁Whe aton ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁( 9 4 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁His ▁ro ok ie ▁season ▁was ▁a ▁difficult ▁one , ▁a ▁separated ▁shoulder ▁he ▁suffered ▁in ▁a ▁sc rim m age ▁against ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders , ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁first ▁ 3 ▁pre - season ▁games , ▁he ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁exhibition ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Tit ans , ▁but ▁he ▁re - in j ured ▁the ▁shoulder ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 4 ▁regular ▁season ▁games . ▁He ▁also ▁missed ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁( Der rek ), ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁drive - by ▁shooting . ▁He ▁still ▁would ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁cont ests , ▁register ing ▁four ▁tack les ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁finale . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁after ▁considering ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁corner back ▁on ▁the ▁depth ▁chart ▁and ▁that ▁De ion ▁Sand ers ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Smith ▁would ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁replace ▁as ▁star ters , ▁he ▁asked ▁the ▁coach es ▁to ▁switch ▁him ▁to ▁free ▁safety .