Reggie Barlow Reggie Barlow is currently the head coach of the Alabama State Hornets football team . He is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League . He played eight years in the league , five for the Jacksonville Jaguars , and two for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he won a Super Bowl ring for Super Bowl XXXVII and one offseason on the Oakland Raiders roster . He was used as a secondary wide receiver and punt returner . In 1997 , he led the NFL in punt return yards with 555 yards on 43 returns . College career . A record - breaking receiver and kick returner , Barlow was recruited to Alabama State University by legendary coach Houston Markham . During his senior year at ASU , Barlow caught 58 passes for 1 , 267 yards . The Montgomery native and Sidney Lanier High School standout finished his collegiate career with 133 catches and 2 , 536 yards . Professional career . Barlow was selected in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars . It was the kickoff to a successful professional career . In 1998 , Barlow led the NFL in punt return yardage , with 43 returns for 555 yards and a touchdown and was named a Pro Bowl alternate . He still ranks among the Jaguars ’ career leaders for most punt returns ( 79 ) , most punt return yards ( 967 ) , and average per return ( 12 . 2 ) , as well as among the single - season record holders for most punt returns ( 55 in 1998 ) , most punt return yards ( 555 in 1998 ) and average per return ( 12 . 9 ) in 1998 . After five years in Jacksonville , Barlow joined the Oakland Raiders . In 2002 , Barlow began his two - year tenure with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , where he would help them win a championship in Super Bowl XXXVII . Tampa Bay defeated the Oakland Raiders 48 - 21 in a game that is often referred to as the " Gruden Bowl . " Barlow ended his NFL career with only 39 receptions for 522 yards and 1 TD . However , his major contributions were made on kickoff / punt returns . Barlow returned 80 career kickoffs for 1 , 855 yards and 1 TD . Meanwhile he returned 158 punts for 1639 yards and 2 TDs . Coaching career . Even at the height of his success , the idea of coaching was never far from Barlow ’ s mind . Throughout his career , he collected tips , ideas and habits of his coaches , going so far as to record them in a notebook . He would put that information and experience to good use when he joined the Alabama State University football staff as quarterbacks coach in 2005 . In his first season , Barlow served as mentor and tutor to future NFL second - round draftee Tarvaris Jackson – currently a quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks . In 2006 , Barlow worked with a trio of quarterbacks without a single snap of college football experience between them . Under Barlow ’ s tutelage , Alex Engram would earn a Southwestern Athletic Conference ( SWAC ) Newcomer of the Week award and finish eighth in the conference in total offense . After that season , Barlow was named interim head coach . Just a few weeks later , the interim title was removed and Barlow ’ s dream was realized . Barlow took over as head coach in 2007 and has compiled an overall record of 27 - 29 . In 2010 , the Hornets went 7 - 5 , claimed their fourth outright SWAC Eastern Divisional title and made their third trip to the league ' s championship game in eight seasons . In 2011 , the Hornets improved to 8 - 3 winning the Turkey Day Classic over Tuskegee . Barlow turned down an offer from then - Denver Head Coach Mike Shanahan in 2007 to be an assistant for the Broncos . He repeated his action in 2011 by turning down an offer made by San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh . Personal life . Barlow is divorced as of 2011 to the former Tracy Kidd . He is the father of three children — Erica , Reggie Jr . and Simone .