{"id":12648,"date":"2025-02-03T23:07:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T23:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12648"},"modified":"2025-02-03T23:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T23:07:36","slug":"breaking-dallas-cowboys-hire-former-nfl-wide-receiver-as-assistant-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12648","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Dallas Cowboys hire former NFL wide receiver as assistant coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2784,h_1566,x_0,y_178\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01jk6z30p3ty9njrcps4.jpg\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Tiquan Underwood talks with teammates against the Atlanta Falcons.\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_kzsxp213r\">The Dallas Cowboys have been moving quietly in recent days, but they started the week with an under-the-radar move that works closer to completing the team&#8217;s coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_65xccndvu\">On Monday, it was announced that the Cowboys would be hiring former NFL wide receiver Tiquan Underwood as an assistant wide receivers coach.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_nii0dg4jv\">According to NFL insider Albert Breer, Underwood had interest from Florida State University before deciding to stay in the league.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_6kou4qvly\">Underwood spent last season as an assistant wide receivers coach for the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_zygqhaz3n\">He has also coached at Lafayette, the Miami Dolphins as an offensive quality control coach, Rutgers as a wide receivers coach, and Pitt as the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator.<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_8ygzybg18\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3708,h_2472,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01jk6ze5regckxr3ezq6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_nni0xzof2\">After starring at Rutgers, Underwood was drafted in the seventh-round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. 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