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Tiquan Underwood

Tiquan Underwood (born February 17, 1987) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the assistant wide receivers coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft.

Tiquan Underwood
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Underwood with the Patriots in 2011
New England Patriots
Position:Assistant wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born: (1987-02-17) February 17, 1987 (age 37)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Lawrenceville (NJ) Notre Dame
College:Rutgers
NFL draft:2009 / round: 7 / pick: 253
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:63
Receiving yards:1,006
Receiving touchdowns:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at CFL.ca

Underwood was also a member of the New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Carolina Panthers in the NFL. He also played for the Hamilton Tiger Cats and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Underwood is known for his distinctive hi-top fade hairstyle.[1]

Early life

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Underwood grew up in North Brunswick, New Jersey.[2] He played for Notre Dame High School[3] in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Underwood started as a wide receiver his sophomore and senior years. He was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and only received scholarship offers from Rutgers, Vanderbilt, and Maryland.

College career

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During the opening week of the 2007 college football season for Rutgers, Underwood was one of four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award.[4]

In 2008, Underwood was named a team captain. After the season, he was the recipient of the Loyal Knight Award, honoring the Rutgers player whose character and dedication have proved resilient in his pursuit of excellence.[5]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄8 in
(1.86 m) 		184 lb
(83 kg) 		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m) 		8+1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		 4.36 s 1.48 s 2.58 s 4.11 s 6.62 s 41.5 in
(1.05 m)		 10 ft 9 in
(3.28 m)		 7 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6][7]

Jacksonville Jaguars

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Underwood was drafted 253rd overall in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[8] He was waived on September 5, 2009. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 6.[9] He was called up from the Jaguars practice squad on September 23, 2009. He was waived on August 25, 2011, after playing in 10 games in 2010.

New England Patriots

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On August 29, 2011, Underwood signed with the New England Patriots. On September 3, five days after signing with Patriots, Underwood was cut. On November 8, 2011, Underwood was signed to the 53 man roster to boost a beleaguered kick return squad. He was released on November 12[10] and re-signed on November 23, 2011. On February 4, 2012, the night before Super Bowl XLVI, he was released.[11] He was re-signed to the Patriots two days after the Super Bowl on February 7, 2012.[12] He was cut again on May 3 after the Patriots had signed Jabar Gaffney.[13] On August 23, 2012, he received his own AFC Championship ring.[14]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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On May 7, 2012, Underwood signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He rejoined his former coach Greg Schiano. Underwood was released by the Buccaneers on August 31, 2012, even though many felt he had an impressive training camp. On September 20, 2012, Tiquan was signed again by the Buccaneers when they released wide receiver Preston Parker.[15] On October 21, 2012, Underwood caught his first touchdown pass of his career in a losing effort to the New Orleans Saints. He was released again by the Buccaneers on September 1, 2013, but then re-signed on October 2, 2013.

Carolina Panthers

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Underwood signed with the Carolina Panthers on March 21, 2014.[16] He was released on August 24, 2014.[17]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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On April 2, 2015, Underwood signed with the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[18] Underwood played in 14 games in the 2015 season and then 3 in the 2016 season before being released partway through the season in August 2016.[19] In total he caught 45 passes for 711 yards with 3 touchdowns.

Montreal Alouettes

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Underwood was signed to the Montreal Alouettes' practice roster on September 28, 2016.[20] In his first season in Montreal Underwood played in 3 games catching 8 passes for 107 yards with one touchdown. Underwood was resigned for the 2017 season. On July 19, Underwood caught 5 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown, giving him 1,000 yards receiving in both his CFL and NFL careers. He was released by the Alouettes on October 18, 2017.[21]

Coaching career

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Lafayette

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Shortly after retiring from playing professional football, Underwood was hired as the wide receivers coach for Lafayette for the 2018 season. This was under John Garrett who was his wide receivers coach in Tampa with the Buccaneers.

Miami Dolphins

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In 2019, Underwood was hired by the Miami Dolphins as an offensive quality control coach.[22]

Rutgers

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In 2020 after a season in Miami, Underwood returned to Rutgers where he played his college football as the team’s wide receivers coach under Greg Schiano, whom Underwood played for in college.[23]

Pittsburgh

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After two seasons at his alma mater, Underwood joined the staff at Pittsburgh in January 2022.[24]

New England Patriots

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In 2024. Underwood was hired by the New England Patriots as an assistant wide receivers coach under Jerod Mayo, who Underwood was teammates with in 2011.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Blogs: Rap Sheet» Blog Archive » New Patriots WR Tiquan Underwood breaks down his decision to go with the high top fade". BostonHerald.com. August 30, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  2. ^ Staff. "Former Rutgers star Tiquan Underwood faces decisive season with Jacksonville Jaguars", The Star-Ledger, July 17, 2011. Accessed January 30, 2013. "Underwood, a North Brunswick native and a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville, has spent the better part of the summer training at the University of Minnesota with Fitzgerald and a number of other NFL players as part of Fitzgerald's annual workout sessions."
  3. ^ "NDHS | Private Catholic High School in Lawrenceville NJ". www.ndnj.org. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Tom Luicci/The Star-Ledger (September 3, 2007). "Underwood nominated for national honor". NJ.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  5. ^ "Rutgers Football Award Winners". Scarletknights.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "Tiquan Underwood Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "2009 NFL Draft Scout Tiquan Underwood College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  9. ^ Michael C. Wright. "Jaguars cut Bouman, sign McCown". jacksonville.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  10. ^ "Patriots OT Solder questionable to face Jets with concussion". NFL.com. November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  11. ^ Flannery, Paul. "Pats sign Silvestro, release Underwood". Weei.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  12. ^ Thorman, Joel (February 7, 2012). "Tiquan Underwood Headed Back To Patriots After Super Bowl Eve Release". SBNation.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  13. ^ "Pats cut Underwood to make room for Warren". May 3, 2012.
  14. ^ "Underwood thrilled to receive ring". ESPN. August 23, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  15. ^ "Receiver Tiquan Underwood to be released by Bucs, other WRS might be spared | Tampa Bay Buccaneers blog: Bucs Beat". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  16. ^ "Panthers sign CB Cason, WR Underwood, QB Webb". Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  17. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 24, 2014). "Panthers get down to 79 with 10 moves Sunday". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  18. ^ Srinivasan, Arun. "Report: Tiquan Underwood signs with CFL's Tiger-Cats". The Score.
  19. ^ "Tiger-Cats release WR Tiquan Underwood". CFL.ca. August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  20. ^ "Alouettes add four to the practice roster". Montreal Alouettes. September 28, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  21. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  22. ^ Nogle, Kevin (February 6, 2019). "Dolphins add Chad O'Shea as offensive coordinator; Tiquan Underwood offensive quality control". The Phinsider. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  23. ^ "Underwood Hired as Wide Receivers Coach". Rutgers Scarlet Knights. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  24. ^ Howe, Matt (January 30, 2022). "Pittsburgh hiring Rutgers WR coach Tiquan Underwood, per report". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  25. ^ "Patriots announce new additions to Jerod Mayo's coaching staff". NBC Sports Boston. February 19, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
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