Tiquan Underwood
Tiquan Underwood 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. He played college football at Rutgers and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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. Underwood is known for his distinctive hi-top fade hairstyle.
Early life
Underwood grew up in North Brunswick, New Jersey. He played for Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Underwood started as a wide receiver his sophomore and senior years. He was rated as a two-star recruit by and only received scholarship offers from Rutgers, Vanderbilt, and Maryland.College career
During the opening week of the [2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights American football|football team|2007] college football season for Rutgers, Underwood was one of four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award.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.
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
Underwood was drafted 253rd overall in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was waived on September 5, 2009. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 6. 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
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 and re-signed on November 23, 2011. On February 4, 2012, the night before Super Bowl XLVI, he was released. He was re-signed to the Patriots two days after the Super Bowl on February 7, 2012. He was cut again on May 3 after the Patriots had signed Jabar Gaffney. On August 23, 2012, he received his own AFC Championship ring.