1. Tiquan Underwood was born on February 17,1987 and is an American football coach and former wide receiver who currently serves as the assistant wide receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
26 Facts About Tiquan Underwood
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Tiquan Underwood played college football at Rutgers and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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Tiquan Underwood played for the Hamilton Tiger Cats and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
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Tiquan Underwood played for Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
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Tiquan Underwood started as a wide receiver his sophomore and senior years.
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Tiquan Underwood was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.
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Tiquan Underwood was drafted 253rd overall in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Tiquan Underwood was called up from the Jaguars practice squad on September 23,2009.
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Tiquan Underwood was waived on August 25,2011, after playing in 10 games in 2010.
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On November 8,2011, Tiquan Underwood was signed to the 53 man roster to boost a beleaguered kick return squad.
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Tiquan Underwood was released on November 12 and re-signed on November 23,2011.
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Tiquan Underwood was re-signed to the Patriots two days after the Super Bowl on February 7,2012.
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On May 7,2012, Tiquan Underwood signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Tiquan Underwood was released by the Buccaneers on August 31,2012, even though many felt he had an impressive training camp.
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On September 20,2012, Tiquan Underwood was signed again by the Buccaneers when they released wide receiver Preston Parker.
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On October 21,2012, Tiquan Underwood caught his first touchdown pass of his career in a losing effort to the New Orleans Saints.
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Tiquan Underwood was released again by the Buccaneers on September 1,2013, but then re-signed on October 2,2013.
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Tiquan Underwood signed with the Carolina Panthers on March 21,2014.
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Tiquan 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.
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Tiquan Underwood was signed to the Montreal Alouettes' practice roster on September 28,2016.
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Tiquan Underwood was released by the Alouettes on October 18,2017.
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Shortly after retiring from playing professional football, Tiquan Underwood was hired as the wide receivers coach for Lafayette for the 2018 season.
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In 2019, Tiquan Underwood was hired by the Miami Dolphins as an offensive quality control coach.
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In 2020 after a season in Miami, Tiquan Underwood returned to Rutgers where he played his college football as the team's wide receivers coach under Greg Schiano, whom Tiquan Underwood played for in college.
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In 2024, Tiquan Underwood was hired by the New England Patriots as an assistant wide receivers coach under Jerod Mayo, who Tiquan Underwood was teammates with in 2011.
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On February 3,2025, the Dallas Cowboys hired Tiquan Underwood to serve as their assistant wide receivers coach.