Underwood joins the Patriots as assistant wide receivers coach. He spent six seasons coaching at the collegiate and NFL levels following an eight-year playing career in the NFL and CFL. Underwood's NFL career included a season with New England in 2011. Underwood most recently spent two seasons as the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh (2022-23). Prior to that position, he was the wide receivers coach at Rutgers (2020-21), served as the offensive quality control coach at the Miami Dolphins (2019) and coached wide receivers at Lafayette (2018). Underwood began his playing career after he was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round (253rd overall) of the 2009 NFL draft out of Rutgers. He spent two seasons in Jacksonville (2009-10) before signing with the Patriots in 2011. Underwood spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012-13) and Carolina Panthers (2014) before playing three seasons in the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2015-16) and Montreal Alouettes (2016-17).
