Nicholas John Sirianni (born June 15, 1981) is an

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coach who is the

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of the

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of the

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(NFL). He previously served as the

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for the

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from 2018 to 2020 and also served as an assistant coach for the

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and

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Early life

Sirianni is the son of Fran and Amy Sirianni. He is

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. His father was the head coach at Southwestern Central High School, where Nick graduated in 1999. Sirianni played wide receiver at Division III Mount Union in

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. A calf injury and

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nearly ended his playing career as a sophomore. As a senior, he had 998 yards and 13 touchdowns and graduated with a degree in education. He played one season for the

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of the

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Coaching career

College coaching

Sirianni began coaching as the defensive backs coach at his alma mater, Mount Union. From there, he progressed to

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where he coached wide receivers.

Kansas City Chiefs

His leap to the NFL came in

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after getting an interview through a friend with new Chiefs head coach

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. Sirianni had gotten to know Haley from attending the same YMCA when Sirianni was in college and Haley was a wide receivers coach with the

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. Haley hired Sirianni as the offensive quality control coach. Sirianni was retained under new coach

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and was promoted to wide receivers coach in Crennel's only season as the Chiefs head coach. Sirianni was not retained under new head coach

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San Diego Chargers

Sirianni joined the

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when Mike McCoy was hired as the team's head coach in . In

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he would become the team's quarterbacks coach and in

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their wide receivers coach also spending two years in that position.

Indianapolis Colts

Sirianni joined the

to become the team's offensive coordinator in

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as a part of

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's staff. He had previously worked with Reich in San Diego.

Philadelphia Eagles

On January 24, 2021, Sirianni was hired to become the head coach of the

after the firing of

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. On September 12, 2021, Sirianni made his regular-season head coaching debut against the

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and led the Eagles to a 32–6 win. He was placed into COVID protocols on December 22 after feeling symptomatic, and was cleared from them on December 25. Sirianni concluded his first season as head coach with a 9-8 record and a wild card berth, in which the Eagles lost 15–31 to the

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, who themselves would lose the following week. Sirianni became the third Eagles head coach to make the playoffs in their first year as head coach, joining

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in 2013 and

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in 1995.

Head coaching record

Personal life

He is married to Brett Ashley Sirianni; the two met when Nick was working for the

. His father, Fran, and his brother Jay are both former head coaches of Southwestern Central High School, and his brother Mike Sirianni is the head coach at

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in Washington, PA. During an interview with

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, Sirianni stated that he grew up a fan of the

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References

External links

Philadelphia Eagles bio
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