Nick Sirianni
Nick Sirianni (born June 15, 1981) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was previously the wide receivers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers.
Indianapolis Colts | |
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Position: | Offensive coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | Jamestown, New York | June 15, 1981
Career information | |
High school: | Southwestern Central |
College: | Mount Union |
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Coaching career
College Coaching
Sirianni began coaching the year after he graduated from college at his alma mater, Mt. Union, as the defensive backs coach. From there, he progressed to IUP where he served under Lou Tepper as the wide receivers coach.
Kansas City
His leap to the NFL came in 2009 when, after an impressive interview with new coach Todd Haley, he was hired by the Chiefs as the offensive quality control coach.[1] Sirianni was retained under new coach Romeo Crennel and was promoted to wide receivers coach.[2]
San Diego Chargers
Nick joined the San Diego Chargers when Mike McCoy was hired as the teams head coach in 2013.In 2014 he would become the team’s quarterbacks coach and in 2016 their wide receivers coach also spending two years in that position.[3]
Indianapolis Colts
Nick joined the Indianapolis Colts [4]in order to become the team’s offensive coordinator[5] in 2018 as a part of Frank Reich’s staff. He had previously worked with Reich in San Diego.
Personal life
Sirianni is the son of Fran and Amy Sirianni[6] and graduated from Southwestern Central High School in 1999. His father and his brother Jay are both former head coaches of Southwestern, and his brother Mike Sirianni is the coach of the Washington & Jefferson College.[7]
References
- "Kansas City Chiefs: Nick Sirianni". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- Gretz, Bob. "Romeo Finishes His Coaching Staff". Chiefs Football at BobGretz.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- "Chargers have void to fill with Nick Sirianni headed to Indianapolis". ESPN.com. February 13, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- "The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts". www.colts.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- "Colts OC Nick Sirianni will be even better in year two". Horseshoe Heroes. June 20, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- "Kansas City Chiefs Coaching Staff". NFL.com. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- Kindberg, Scott. "SWCS Grad Joins NFL Ranks". The Post-Journal. Retrieved September 25, 2012.