Aaron Moorehead

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Aaron Moorehead
Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born: (1980-11-05) November 5, 1980 (age 44)
Aurora, Colorado, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Deerfield (IL)
College: Illinois
Undrafted: 2003
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:31
Receiving yards:330
Return yards:41
Total touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Aaron Matthew Moorehead (born November 5, 1980) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt University, Texas A&M University, Virginia Tech, Stanford University and the University of New Mexico.

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Moorehead played college football as a wide receiver at Illinois and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2003. Moorehead played his entire 5-year career with the Colts from 2003 to 2007 and was a member of their Super Bowl XLI winning team over the Chicago Bears.

Early life

Aaron attended South Park Elementary school in district 109. Then later attended Alan B. Shepard Jr. High which is also in district 109 Moorehead attended Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois and was a standout in football and track. In his senior year, he went to the state meet and placed fourth in the 110m High Hurdles. His best time was 14.06 seconds.

Professional career

Moorehead signed with the Colts on May 5, 2003. [1] He caught 31 passes for 330 yards and one touchdowns during his career. In the 2006 postseason, Moorehead caught 5 catches for 41 yards. [2] He became a free agent after the 2007 season. [1]

Season20032004200520062007
Receptions71788
Yards1017758265
Touchdowns00010

Coaching career

In 2009, he was a graduate assistant coach (offense) at the University of New Mexico. He was the wide receivers coach at Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, and Virginia Tech and was the assistant wide receivers coach at Stanford University.

On February 6, 2020, Moorehead was hired to be the wide receivers coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. [3] He missed the team's week 11 game in 2020 against the Cleveland Browns due to COVID-19 pandemic protocols. [4]

Personal

He is the son of Emery Moorehead, a Super Bowl champion who played twelve seasons in the NFL with the New York Giants, Denver Broncos, and Chicago Bears. Aaron and his father are the NFL's third father-and-son tandem to both win a Super Bowl. The father-and-son duo joined Bob Griese /Brian Griese and Ronnie Lott /Ryan Nece. He is the cousin of former NBA basketball player Brad Daugherty. He remains close friends with Sol (IYKYK)

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References

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