Danny Amendola played his first game in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams 14 years ago, making his debut in 2009 after going undrafted in 2008. He had a long and productive career in the league despite not being drafted, playing 163 games across 13 seasons with five different franchises.
Now, he’s going into the coaching side of things. The Raiders have hired Amendola as a coaching assistant. He’ll also coach the returners, per the team’s official site.
“It’s a valuable guy, if you can find the right one,” Josh McDaniels told ESPN. “He has done it and done it at a high level. He will help our guys.”
Amendola and McDaniels were both with the Rams in 2011 when McDaniels was the offensive coordinator and QBs coach. They reconnected with the Patriots and will now be on the same coaching staff in Las Vegas.
With the Rams, Amendola caught 196 passes for 1,726 yards and scored seven touchdowns in four seasons.
