Authorities identified the 33-year-old naked intruder who was shot by a Portland homeowner Wednesday as former NFL player Stanley Wilson II.

Wilson played football for Stanford University before being drafted as a cornerback in 2005 for the Detroit Lions, where he played three seasons, according to NFL.com. His professional football career fizzled in 2008 after an injury.

On Thursday, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office identified Wilson as a former NFL player and the same man who tried to break through a back window of a multimillion-dollar home in the 4900 block of Southwest Humphrey Boulevard. Wilson is still hospitalized, but is expected to recover.

The sheriff's office hasn't elaborated on the extent of Wilson's injuries. Capt. Steve Alexander told The Oregonian/OregonLive that he also couldn't share more details yet about why Wilson allegedly was on the property, naked and trying to get into the house.

Oregon law could protect the homeowner. Oregon Revised Statute 161.219 states that a person is justified in using "deadly physical force upon another person" if the other person was burglarizing or trying to burglarize a home.

The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office, however, has yet to review the exact circumstances of the case, and investigators are still compiling forensic and other information to present to prosecutors.

The incident happened at 3:47 p.m. Wednesday. Police said Wilson was arrested on accusations of first-degree burglary and first-degree trespassing.

According to court records, Wilson -- who is a Portland resident -- doesn't appear to have a criminal history in Oregon. Records indicate that he's 6 feet tall and 185 pounds.

Authorities haven't released the name of the homeowner, but records show that a 78-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman live in the home.

Sheriff's deputies and Portland police officers responded to the home after the man at the home called 911. Police say they found Wilson naked in a water fountain in the backyard.

The home is located at the end of a long private driveway, on more than an acre of manicured gardens bordered by mature trees.

Authorities say they expect to pursue more charges against Wilson, in addition to attempted burglary and trespassing.

Wilson's father, Stanley Wilson Sr., also played professional football. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals through the 1983 draft. But his career was marred by cocaine use -- and he ultimately was sentenced to 22 years in prison after burglarizing a Beverly Hills, Calif., home of $130,000 in valuables, according to The Dallas Morning News and The Los Angeles Times.

As the younger Wilson prepared to enter the NFL in 2005, he spoke of his love and respect for his father. He appeared to have a bright future ahead of him, according to various articles, including an ESPN story in March 2005.

"Just two courses shy of his degree in Urban Studies, he carries a 3.5 grade-point average, was a student senator and mentors youngsters at an East Palo Alto after-school center," the story read.

For 2008, the younger Wilson's last year in the NFL, he signed a contract for a salary of $927,000, according to spotrac.com.

-- Aimee Green

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