| Date | News |
| 9/22/25 | Falcons fire WR coach Hilliard after offense flops. The Falcons fired wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard on Monday, one day after being routed by the Panthers, the team announced. Source: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46350090/falco... |
| 7/14/24 | 'A Lot of Special Players': How Atlanta Falcons Rebuilt WRs Room Around Drake London. For new receiver coach Ike Hilliard, the evaluation on last year's group of wideouts didn't take long. The team's No. 1 target, Drake London, had 69 catches. The rest of Hilliard's studies included Mack Hollins, KhaDarel Hodge, Van Jefferson and Scotty Miller. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/falcons/news/atlanta-falcon... |
| 5/23/24 | Atlanta Falcons WRs Darnell Mooney, Rondale Moore 'As Advertised' in OTAs. On Feb. 15, Ike Hilliard spoke for the first time since becoming the Atlanta Falcons' receivers coach on Raheem Morris's new staff. Hilliard had been hired just two weeks prior, but he already had a vision for how he hoped his room would look by the end of the offseason: more explosive. At the time, the Falcons had only one wideout on the roster - Drake London - who made any receptions last season. Darnell Mooney was the first big domino to fall, with the former Chicago Bears standout signing a three-year, $39 million contract March 15. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/falcons/news/atlanta-falcon... |
| 2/20/24 | Falcons WR London to Benefit from Hilliard's 'In-Helmet Perspective'. Ike Hilliard played 12 seasons at receiver in the NFL and has spent much of the last 15 years coaching the position at both the college and professional level. A first-round pick out of Florida in 1997, he caught 546 passes for 6,397 yards and 35 touchdowns across stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Giants. Now, Hilliard's tasked with elevating the Atlanta Falcons' receivers room - a challenge he's innately qualified to accept. Source: https://www.news-daily.com/arena/falcons-wr-london... |
| 2/19/24 | Ike Hilliard highlights Drake London when speaking on future of Falcons wide receivers room. It should come as no surprise the one wide receiver Ike Hilliard immediately name-dropped was Drake London. Hilliard officially joined the Atlanta Falcons staff as the wide receivers coach on Feb. 2. "I've watched them all; some big-game talent there," Hilliard said. One, London was the Falcons' leading receiver in 2023 — by far. Source: https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/wide-receivers... |
| 2/05/24 | Ex-Giants receiver lands coaching job. Ike Hilliard is joining the Atlanta Falcons as the team's receivers coach, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reported on Thursday. Hilliard had a 12-year NFL career as a wide receiver for the Giants and the Buccaneers. Source: https://www.nj.com/sports/2024/02/ex-giants-receiv... |
| 2/02/24 | Ex-Giant Ike Hilliard joins Falcons as wide receivers coach. Source: https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2024/02/02/ex-new-... |
| 2/02/24 | Ex-Giant Ike Hilliard joins Falcons as wide receivers coach. Former New York Giants WR Ike Hilliard has been hired as the next wide receivers coach for the Atlanta Falcons. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-giant-ike-hilliard-joi... |
| 2/01/24 | Falcons to hire wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard, per report. The Falcons are expected to hire wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported on Thursday Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/falcons-hire-wide-receive... |
| 1/28/24 | Bears to interview Ike Hilliard for wide receivers coach. The Bears will interview Ike Hilliard for their wide receivers coach position. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/bears-interview-ike-hilli... |
| 8/05/22 | Frisman Jackson Determined To Improve WR Blocking. What Alfredo Roberts was to the tight end room last year, new WRs Coach Frisman Jackson might be to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ receivers this season. Jackson replaced Ike Hilliard, not brought back after two years with the team, and brought a blend of recent college and pro experience. Each coach has their own flare, own […] Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2022/08/frisman-jackson-... |
| 6/07/22 | New WRs Coach Frisman Jackson Stresses Versatility: ‘We Are Positionless Players’. “The more you can do, the more you can do.” Bet on that being one of WRs Coach Frisman Jackson’s go-to phrases that will trickle down to his players this summer. Hired to replace Ike Hilliard, Jackson has repeatedly stressed the need for Steelers’ receivers to be versatile, a point he reiterated in speaking to […] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2022/06/new-wrs-coach-fr... |
| 4/27/22 | Top of NFL draft could lack skill position players. The only other times in the common draft era starting in 1967 that a skill position player didn't go in the top five were 1997 (Ike Hilliard, seventh), 1991 (Herman Moore, 10th), 1988 (Tim Brown, sixth), 1985 (Al Toon, 10th) and 1968 (Larry Csonka, eighth). Quarterbacks have dominated the top of the draft in recent years with the past four No. picks playing the position and at least two QBs going in the top six in each of those seasons. Source: https://wnyt.com/sports/top-of-nfl-draft-could-lac... |
| 2/24/22 | Ex-Giant Ike Hilliard takes assistant coaching job at Auburn. Source: https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2022/02/24/ex-new-... |
| 2/23/22 | Bryan Harsin hires former Florida star Ike Hilliard as Auburn football wide receivers coach. Bryan Harsin completed his second-year Auburn football coaching staff by hiring former Florida Gators star Ike Hilliard as wide receivers coach. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/bryan-harsin-hires-former... |
| 10/22/21 | Ike Hilliard: James Washington Has Accepted Challenge Of Playing More In Slot. Outside of things like disclosing injuries, there aren’t many things coaches are required to speak the truth about. They can answer questions, but they might not necessarily be telling you the real story, or at least the complete story. Sometimes you just have to wait and see what happens. And that appears to be where […] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SteelersDepotBlog/~... |
| 10/17/21 | Bold and Bizarre predictions for Seahawks vs. Steelers. When Wide Receiver’s Coach Ike Hilliard kindly tells him that he won’t be in the lineup, let’s just say there’s an incident and bail isn’t posted until the second half. Former Steelers OC Randy Fichtner tries to enter Heinz Field via the personnel entrance. When denied by stadium security, Randyland bellows, “Don’t you know who I am, I’m Randy “Freaking” Fichtner! Source: https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2021/10/17/2... |
| 4/09/21 | UAB Wide Receiver Austin Watkins Says He Had Pre-Draft Conversation With WRs Coach Ike Hilliard. UAB wide receiver Austin Watkins says he’s had a pre-draft phone call with Steelers’ WR coach Ike Hilliard. And a good one at that. During his Pro Day press conference, Watkins said he really enjoyed talking to Hilliard. He said they didn’t talk a lot of football and the conversation was more about getting to […]
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| 1/23/21 | Report: Lions To Hire Anthony Lynn As OC. Discussing Detroit Lions’ coaching hires isn’t exactly what we do around here. But this one is worth noting. The Lions are reportedly expected to hire Anthony Lynn to be their next offensive coordinator. That’s notable because Pittsburgh Steelers’ WRs coach Ike Hilliard interviewed for the job. Per sources, the Detroit Lions will be hiring former […]
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| 1/21/21 | Report: Steelers WR coach Ike Hilliard interviewing for Lions OC position. The Lions are looking at Steelers WR coach Ike Hilliard for their offensive coordinator vacancy. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/report-steelers-wr-coach-... |