He played at the collegiate level for Texas Tech, where he earned unanimous All-American honors in 1991.
[4][5] For his performance, Bounds was selected as a unanimous All-American by the 5 organizations recognized for the purpose by the NCAA, one of only five Red Raiders to do so.
[5] Following his college career, Bounds briefly signed with the Chicago Bears before being cut following an injury.
Bounds allegedly conspired with Aaron Shelley, Texas Tech's former director of sports nutrition.
Bounds agreed to accept five years of probation and pay restitution, instead of presenting his unquestioned defense, to simply and efficiently move on from the unproven allegations [8]