Paul Jetton

Paul Ray Jetton (October 6, 1964 – May 13, 2016) was an American football offensive lineman who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cincinnati Bengals and New Orleans Saints and played college football at the University of Texas at Austin where he also threw the shot put. He was on the Bengals injured reserve list when they went to Super Bowl XXIII

College football
Jetton was recruited out of Jersey Village High School in Jersey Village, Texas and played college football at the University of Texas at Austin. He was a two-time all-conference offensive guard and a team captain.

Jetton was also on the track and field team where he threw the shot put. He had several top 8 finishes, including coming in 3rd at the 1987 Southwest Conference Championships.

Professional career
Jetton was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1988 NFL Draft and was a part of the team for four injury-plagued seasons before moving on to New Orleans. Prior to the 1988 season, he was placed on injured reserve and remained there all season as the Bengals went all the way to Super Bowl XXIII. He was a starter in two games for the 1989 season, but an early season knee injury put him on the injured reserve again. His most successful season was in 1990, when he played in all 15 games and started in the Bengals final playoff game. At the start of the 1991 season, Jetton was again dealing with a knee injury, but managed to be a starter for the first half of the season, before winding up on the injured reserve list again.

Following the 1991 season, Jetton became a "Plan B" free agent and was signed by the New Orleans Saints, then waived at the start of the season and then brought back after a month. He played in only two games in 1992. He began the 1993 season injured/inactive again and then saw no playing time.

He died in 2016 in Wimberley, Texas, where he made his home.