Aaron Matthew Moorehead (born November 5, 1980) is an

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coach and former

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who is the

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach at

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and the

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. Moorehead played

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as a

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and signed with the

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as an

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in 2003. Moorehead played his entire 5-year career with the Colts from 2003 to 2007 and was a member of their

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winning team over the

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Early life

Aaron attended South Park Elementary school in district 109. Then later attended Alan B. Shepard Jr. High which is also in district 109 Moorehead attended Deerfield High School in

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and was a standout in football and track. In his senior year, he went to the state meet and placed fourth in the 110m High Hurdles. His best time was 14.06 seconds.

Professional career

Moorehead signed with the Colts on May 5, 2003. He caught 31 passes for 330 yards and one touchdowns during his career. In the 2006 postseason, Moorehead caught 5 catches for 41 yards. He became a free agent after the 2007 season.

Coaching career

In 2009, he was a graduate assistant coach (offense) at the University of New Mexico. He was the wide receivers coach at Vanderbilt,

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, and

and was the assistant wide receivers coach at

. On February 6, 2020, Moorehead was hired to be the wide receivers coach for the

. He missed the team's week 11 game in 2020 against the

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due to

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protocols. Moorehead was part of the coaching staff that won Super Bowl LIX over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Personal

He is the son of Emery Moorehead, a

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champion who played twelve seasons in the NFL with the

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, and

. Aaron and his father are the NFL's third father-and-son tandem to both win a Super Bowl. The father-and-son duo joined

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/Brian Griese and Ronnie Lott /Ryan Nece. He is the cousin of former

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player Brad Daugherty. He remains close friends with Sol (IYKYK)

References

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