Former New York Giants wide receiver Ike Hilliard will reportedly be joining newly hired head coach Raheem Morris’ staff with the Atlanta Falcons.
The #Falcons are adding veteran WR coach Ike Hilliard to Raheem Morris’ coaching staff, sources say. A tough, reliable player for the #Giants and #Buccaneers, Hilliard is back in the NFL as an assistant coach with his fifth team. pic.twitter.com/ogfPiVGS4L
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 1, 2024
From NBC Sports:
Hilliard last coached in the league with Pittsburgh, serving as the club’s receivers coach from 2020-2021. Before that, he was Washington’s receivers coach from 2014-2019. He also served as Buffalo’s receivers coach for a year and Miami’s assistant receivers coach.
Hilliard and Morris were assistants on the same staff in 2012 and 2014 with Washington. Morris was also the Buccaneers’ defensive backs coach from 2007-2008 when Hilliard played his last two seasons for the club.
Hilliard was selected seventh overall in the 1997 NFL draft by the Giants where he played eight seasons. After leaving New York, Hilliard played four more years with the Tampa Bay Bucs.
In his 161-game NFL career, Hilliard, now 47, caught 546 passes for 6,397 yards with 35 touchdowns. The former Florida Gators star was a member of the Giants’ 2000 NFC Championship team that played in Super Bowl XXXV.
