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Ike Hilliard spent the 2019 season helping become the NFL's best rookie receiver. Now, Hilliard will be tasked with trying to build the ' receiving corps Ricky Rubio Jersey into one of the league's best. Hilliard, a former NFL receiver who spent the past six seasons as the ' receivers coach, will a sume the same position in Pittsburgh after being . Hilliard is replacing Ray Sherman, who served as Pittsburgh's interim receivers coach last season following Darryl Drake's sudden death during training camp. Drake had been the team's receiving coach since 2018. Hilliard broke into the NFL coaching ranks in 2011 Derrick Rose Jersey , serving as the ' a sistant receivers coach. He served as the Redskins' receivers coach in 2012 before filling that position with the in 2013. Hilliard returned to Washington in 2014 and remained there until the past season. Last season, produce one of the best rookie receiving seasons in franchise history. The Redskins' third round pick in last year's draft, McLaurin caught 58 pa ses for 919 yards and seven touchdowns while averaging 15.8 yards per reception. After helping Florida Jordan McLaughlin Jersey capture the national championship in 1996, Hilliard was selected by the with the seventh overall pick in the 1997 draft. Two years later, Hilliard set career highs with 72 receptions for 966 yards that included three 100-yard receiving efforts. In 2000, Hilliard caught a career high eight touchdowns while helping the Giants advance to Super Bowl XXXV. His 10-catch, 155-yard, two touchdown performance helped the Giants blow out the in NFC Championship Game. Hilliard, who Jarred Vanderbilt Jersey spent eight seasons with the Giants and his final four seasons with the , finished his career with 546 receptions for 6,397 yards and 35 touchdowns. In Pittsburgh, Hilliard will work with receiving corps that includes , , , and . A Pro Bowler in 2018, Smith-Schuster endured an injury plagued season in 2019, catching 42 pa ses for 552 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games. Johnson, a rookie last season, led the Steelers with 59 Karl-Anthony Towns Jersey receptions and five touchdown receptions. His 680 receiving yards was second to Washington, a third year veteran who caught 44 pa ses for 735 yards and three touchdowns last season. The Steelers are expected to sign a veteran receiver after free agency begins on March 18. Pittsburgh may also use one of their five draft picks on a receiver, as the Steelers have had a great deal of succe s drafting that position during Kevin Colbert's 20 years as the team's general manager. |
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