Jeremaine Copeland Jeremaine Copeland ( born February 19 , 1977 in Harriman , Tennessee ) is a retired professional gridiron football wide receiver who is currently the wide receivers coach for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League . He has played with the Montreal Alouettes , Calgary Stampeders , and Toronto Argonauts , as well as in the XFL and NFL Europe . College career . Copeland attended the University of Tennessee . While there , he posted 131 receptions for 1 , 300 yards ( 9 . 92 yards per rec . avg . ) . At Tennessee , he played with Peyton Manning and Jamal Lewis while wearing number six for the Vols . NFL Europe career . Copeland played a year of NFL Europe football for the Barcelona Dragons . He ended the season with a team leading 74 receptions for 821 yards ( 11 . 1 yards per rec . avg . ) and six touchdowns . CFL , NFL , & XFL career . Copeland began his CFL career with the Montreal Alouettes in 2001 and played six games . During that season he also starred at WR with the XFL ' s champion Los Angeles Xtreme . He was known for his flashy big plays and the famous long skull cap tail hanging out of his helmet during his time with the XFL . After beginning the 2002 season in the Dallas Cowboys ' training camp , Copeland returned to the Alouettes and contributed to their Grey Cup championship that year . Copeland picked up CFL and CFLPA all - star honours in 2003 after piling up 99 receptions and 1757 receiving yards . Along with teammate Ben Cahoon , Copeland set a CFL record for most receiving yards by two teammates , amassing 3 , 318 yards between them . In 2004 , Copeland was one of four receivers with the Alouettes to eclipse the 1000 - yard receiving mark ( the others were Cahoon , Thyron Anderson , and Kwame Cavil ) , a CFL record which was repeated by the Alouettes the following year . In 2005 , Copeland was lured west to join the Calgary Stampeders after he entered free agency . Although his statistics did not reach the same levels as those achieved with the Alouettes , Copeland and Stampeder teammate Nik Lewis became infamous for their elaborate touchdown celebrations , including a " human bicycle " during the 2005 season , and the " bobsled " at the endzone pylon during the 2006 season . On November 23 , 2008 , Copeland and teammates of the Calgary Stampeders won the Grey Cup against the hosting Montreal Alouettes , 22 - 14 . In 2009 , Copeland enjoyed his best season since 2003 when he recorded 1 , 235 receiving yards and led the league with 12 receiving touchdowns , earning CFL all - star honours that year . On February 17 , 2010 Copeland was traded to the Toronto Argonauts in exchange for wide receiver P . K . Sam . He was elected as the team ' s offensive captain , leading an inexperienced receiving corps and being a crutch for inexperienced CFL quarterback Cleo Lemon . With the team , he was reunited with former XFL teammate Noel Prefontaine . On November 3 , 2011 , he surpassed the 10 , 000 career receiving yard mark , becoming the 15th CFL player to do so . On January 25 , 2012 , Copeland officially retired from the CFL after 11 seasons in professional football . Coaching career . After announcing his retirement , Copeland was named the wide receivers coach of the Hamilton Tiger - Cats , joining former offensive coordinator George Cortez who was now the team ' s head coach .