Former Rutgers football wide receiver and assistant coach Tiquan Underwood is heading back to the NFL. Underwood is set to join the New England Patriots as an assistant wide receivers coach.
Underwood joined Rutgers as a member of the class of 2025. He was a seventh-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2009 NFL draft.
Linked to the NFL earlier this week, Underwood made it official on Thursday via his social media.
Underwood played six seasons in the NFL before transitioning to coaching. In 2020, he was hired by Rutgers as part of the first coaching staff brought in upon the return of head coach Greg Schiano.
He was a part of Schiano’s staff for two years before leaving before joining Pitt. Now, after serving as a quality control coach with the Miami Dolphins in 2019, he is heading back to the AFC East.
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Nothing but love for my guys the Waffle House & also the rest of the team…yall know what it is! I hope I left a lasting impression & a positive example for you all. Best of luck this upcoming season and get that win vs WVU in the Backyard Brawl. Coach Wood Out! #H2P #WHG ✌🏾 🎤 pic.twitter.com/jOdYhhnCv0
— Tiquan Underwood (@TiUnderwood) February 15, 2024
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Following Underwood, Rutgers hired [autotag]Damiere Shaw [/autotag]to become their wide receivers coach (Shaw is currently the running backs coach at Rutgers). [autotag]Dave Brock[/autotag], who coached wide receivers in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons, currently is the wide receivers coach at Rutgers.