[3][4] As a result of this performance, he was the named the game's MVP, and Iowa finished as runner-up in the AP poll.

[7] Selected by the Packers in the second round of the 1960 NFL draft,[8] Jeter began his pro career in the Canadian Football League with the British Columbia Lions.

Still under contract in Canada, Jeter spent the 1962 season on the Packers' taxi squad,[10] saw limited action as a wide receiver in 1963 and 1964, and was moved to defensive back in 1965.

[10][11] Jeter was part of the Packer teams that won an unprecedented three consecutive NFL championship games and the first two Super Bowls.

Prior to the 1971 training camp under new head coach Dan Devine, Jeter was traded to the Chicago Bears,[13][14] where he finished his career in 1973.