Washington Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler puts his hand to his helmet during the Redskins 14-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Nov. 26, 1995 at RFK Stadium. Shuler, starting his first game since the season opener, was 12 for 27 for 164 yards. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
Washington Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler puts his hand to his helmet during the Redskins 14-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Nov. 26, 1995 at RFK Stadium. Shuler, starting his first game since the season opener, was 12 for 27 for 164 yards. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III (left) shares a moment with Heath Shuler, whose career as a congressman has outshined his playing days with the Redskins (below). Shuler never lived up to the hype of being the No. 3 overall pick out of Tennessee in 1994. (Associated Press)
Led by Reps. Trent Franks and Heath Shuler, the bipartisan International Religious Freedom Caucus seeks to protect Christians and other religious minorities in the Arab world. (Image from International Religious Freedom Caucus)
Led by Reps. Trent Franks and Heath Shuler, the bipartisan International Religious Freedom Caucus seeks to protect Christians and other religious minorities in the Arab world. (Image from International Religious Freedom Caucus)
Rep. Heath Shuler, North Carolina Democrat, will not seek re-election to Congress. (AP photo)
The North Carolina congressional district of Rep. Heath Shuler, a Democrat, is viewed as being on the "chopping block" as redistricting takes hold. (Associated Press)
QB Heath Shuler, Tennessee (1994, 3rd) - In the end, he couldn't beat out the quarterback drafted that same year in the seventh round - Gus Frerotte. Has been much more popular as a U.S. Congressman.
**FILE** Rep. Heath Shuler, North Carolina Democrat (center), accompanied by Reps. Mike Ross, Arkansas Democrat (left), and Jim Matheson, Utah Democrat, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Nov. 17. (Associated Press)
