Ike Hilliard Isaac Jason Hilliard ( born April 5 , 1976 ) , nicknamed Ike Hilliard , is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League ( NFL ) for twelve seasons during the 1990s and 2000s . He played college football for the University of Florida , and earned All - American honors . He was a first - round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft , and played professionally for the New York Giants and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL . After his playing career , Hilliard became a professional football coach , and was the wide receivers coach for the NFL ' s Buffalo Bills until he was fired on December 30 , 2013 . Early years . Hilliard was born in Patterson , Louisiana in 1976 . He attended Patterson High School , where he was a star high school football player for the Patterson Lumberjacks . College career . Hilliard received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he played wide receiver for coach Steve Spurrier ' s Florida Gators football team from 1994 to 1996 . During his three seasons as a Gator , the team won three SEC Championship s in 1994 , 1995 and 1996 . As a junior in 1996 , he was paired with fellow Gators receiver Reidel Anthony and both posted 1 , 000 - yard seasons , and both Hilliard and Anthony were recognized as first - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) selections and consensus first - team All - Americans , as the Gators won the Bowl Alliance national championship — their first - ever national football title . The Gators finished the season with a record of 12 – 1 after a 52 – 20 victory over the top - ranked Florida State Seminoles in the 1997 Sugar Bowl . Memorably , he set three Sugar Bowl records against the Seminoles : he had 150 receiving yards , including an 82 - yard touchdown catch , and scored a total of three touchdowns for eighteen points . Hilliard declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft after his junior season , and finished his college career with 126 reception s for 2 , 214 yards and twenty - nine touchdown s . In a 2006 series published by " The Gainesville Sun " , he was recognized as No . 14 among the 100 all - time greatest Gator players from the first century of Florida football . He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a " Gator Great " in 2009 . Professional career . New York Giants . The New York Giants chose Hilliard in the first round ( seventh pick overall ) of the 1997 NFL Draft , and he played his first eight seasons for the Giants from to . He became a regular starter in , helping the Giants reach Super Bowl XXXV following the regular season . He finished his career with the Giants with 368 receptions for 4 , 630 yards and twenty - seven touchdowns . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Hilliard signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the 2004 season . During his first two seasons with Tampa , he was used mainly as a third or fourth receiver , but in 2007 he started ten games making sixty - two receptions for 722 yards . Hilliard was released by the Buccaneers on February 25 , 2009 . Hilliard finished his NFL career with 546 catches for 6 , 397 yards and thirty - five touchdowns . In his twelve - season NFL career , Hilliard appeared in 161 regular season games , started 105 of them , and made 546 catches for 6 , 396 yards and thirty - five touchdowns . He also had 126 rushing yards on sixteen attempts . NFL stats . Receiving Stats Returning Stats Rushing Stats Coaching career . Forced to retire after a neck injury , Hilliard became a volunteer receivers coach for the UFL ' s Florida Tuskers in 2009 . On May 26 , 2010 , it was announced that Hilliard will become the Tuskers ' new wide receivers coach for the coming season . On January 25 , 2011 , Hilliard returned to the NFL as an assistant wide receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins . On January 23 , 2012 Ike Hilliard was named the WR ' s coach of the Washington Redskins of the NFL . On January 17 , 2013 Ike Hillard was named as the WR ' s coach for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL . On December 30 , 2013 Ike Hillard was relieved of his duties as the WR ' s coach for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL . On January 20 , 2014 Ike Hillard was named the WR ' s coach of the Washington Redskins of the NFL . Personal . Hilliard is the nephew of former New Orleans Saints running back Dalton Hilliard .