Ray Sherman begins his 36th year in coaching, his 22nd as an NFL assistant and his third with the Dallas Cowboys - which will feature a new number one receiver, Roy Williams, as well as a battle for the other starting position between Patrick Crayton, Miles Austin and Sam Hurd with the release of Terrell Owens in the offseason. Sherman had his core group of receivers back in 2008 and added veteran Pro Bowler, Williams, at the trade deadline. Owens continued to thrive under Sherman, topping the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the third consecutive season and leading the team with 10 touchdowns, while Williams was never able to get in rhythm with Tony Romo as both battled injuries after he was acquired. Sherman was also forced to shuffle around the younger receivers with both Hurd and Isaiah Stanback landing on Reserve/Injured and Austin missing four games due to injury.

In 2007 - his first year in Dallas - Sherman was charged with the task of working in first time starter Patrick Crayton after Terry Glenn underwent two knee surgeries prior to the start of the season. Under Sherman's tutelage, Owens had one of the most productive seasons of his career and one of the best in team history as he set a club record for touchdowns in a season (15), breaking Frank Clarke's mark of 14 set in 1962. On the year, Owens had six 100-yard games - tying the second most in a season in his career and tying the third-most by a receiver in team history. Sherman's work with Crayton allowed him to set career-bests with 50 catches for 697 yards and seven touchdowns. The absence of Glenn also allowed Sherman to work in second-year receivers Austin and Hurd. While the two saw most of their action in three and four receiver formations, Hurd earned two starts and collected his first career touchdown catch.

Before landing in Dallas, Sherman spent two seasons (2005-06) coaching the Tennessee Titans receivers. Despite working with a rookie quarterback in Vince Young in 2006, Sherman's top receivers (Drew Bennett and Bobby Wade) enjoyed their best single-season averages for yards-per-catch (Bennett - 16.0 and Wade - 14.0), while second-year receiver Brandon Jones bettered his rookie numbers with 27 receptions for 384 yards (14.2 avg.) and four touchdowns.

In his first year with the Titans (2005), Sherman mentored a trio of rookie draft picks - Brandon Jones, Courtney Roby and Roydell Williams - along with veteran Drew Bennett in the lead receiver role. The three rookie receivers, along with rookie tight end Bo Scaife became the first quartet of rookie pass catchers to each collect at least 20 receptions since the 1968 Buffalo Bills (Max Anderson, Gary McDermott, Haven Moses, and Richard Trapp). Each of Sherman's three rookie receivers earned starting nods at some point during the season.

Before landing in Tennessee, Sherman spent five seasons (2000-04) as the wide receivers coach for the Green Bay Packers. During his run in Green Bay, Sherman helped develop a corps of young receivers - Javon Walker, Donald Driver and Robert Ferguson - into elite receivers with Driver (2002, 2006 and 2007) and Ferguson (2005) earning trips to the Pro Bowl. In 2004 Driver and Walker ranked second in the NFL for yards by a receiver combination (2,590) and Walker was third in the league with 1,382 yards with 12 touchdowns in just his third NFL season. In 2002 the Packers led the league with 29 touchdown receptions.

Prior to coaching in Green Bay, Sherman was the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings (1999) and Pittsburgh Steelers (1998). The Vikings offense ranked third in the league in total offense and had the fifth-best passing attack in the league. While with the Steelers, Sherman's offense featured a running attack that finished seventh in the league.

Sherman was the quarterbacks coach (1995-97) for the Vikings before guiding the offense in Pittsburgh. Minnesota quarterback Warren Moon led the NFL in completions (377) and matched a career-high in touchdowns (33) under Sherman's tutelage. From 1996-97 Sherman oversaw the maturation of Brad Johnson into a starter as he ranked in the top-five in the league each season in passer rating. Before his first stint in Minnesota, Sherman coordinated Pete Carroll's offense in 1994 - Carroll's only season as the N.Y. Jets head coach.

Sherman spent three seasons (1991-93) with the San Francisco 49ers, first as their running backs coach (1991) then as the receivers coach (1992-93). Under Sherman's guidance, Jerry Rice had one of the best seasons of his career in 1993, recording 1,503 yards and 15 touchdowns en route to earning AP Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Sherman followed Jerry Glanville to the Atlanta Falcons and spent one season (1990) as the Falcons Assistant Head Coach/Offense. He helped the Falcons finish 10th in the league in scoring and total offense after finishing in the bottom third the previous season.

Sherman made his NFL coaching debut under Glanville with the Houston Oilers as the team's running backs coach (1988). In his second season in Houston, he coached the club's receivers.

After playing wide receiver and defensive back at Fresno State, Sherman began a 14-year collegiate coaching career. He began as a graduate assistant at San Jose State (1974), then coached defensive backs at California (1975), tight ends at Michigan State (1976-77), running backs at Wake Forest (1978-80), running backs/slot backs at California (1981), running backs at Purdue (1982-85) and wide receivers at Georgia (1986-87).

Born in Berkeley, California, Sherman and his wife Yvette have two children, Erica (16) and Alana (nine). His first child, Ray II, passed away in 2003.