.jpg) Sirianni in 2025 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
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| Title | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1981-06-15)June 15, 1981 (age 44) Jamestown, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Southwestern Central (Jamestown, New York) |
| College | Mount Union (1999–2003) |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
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Coaching | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| As a player As a coach
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season | 56–23 (.709) |
| Postseason | 6–3 (.667) |
| Career | 62–26 (.705) |
| Coaching profile atPro Football Reference | |
Nicholas John Sirianni (/ˌsɪriˈɑːni/SEE-ree-AH-nee; born June 15, 1981) is an American professionalfootball coach who is thehead coach for thePhiladelphia Eagles of theNational Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach with theKansas City Chiefs from 2009 to 2012, as an assistant coach with theSan Diego/Los Angeles Chargers from 2013 to 2017, then as theoffensive coordinator for theIndianapolis Colts from 2018 to 2020.
Since his hiring as head coach for the Eagles, Sirianni has led the team to the playoffs in each of his first four seasons as head coach, including winning two division titles, two conference championships, and a victory inSuper Bowl LIX in 2025.
Sirianni was born on June 15, 1981, inJamestown, New York, the son of Fran and Amy Sirianni. Fran was a middle school science teacher and the former head football coach atSouthwestern Central High School inWest Ellicott, New York, where Nick graduated in 1999.[1] He is of Italian descent through his father with roots inCalabria.[2] Sirianni was raisedCatholic,[3] and grew up a fan of thePittsburgh Steelers, owing to his family having roots in the Pittsburgh area.[4]
Sirianni played wide receiver atDivision IIIMount Union inAlliance, Ohio, winning national championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002.[5] Though a calf injury andcompartment syndrome nearly ended his playing career as a sophomore,[6] Sirianni started for three years.[5] As a senior in 2003, he had 998 yards and 13 touchdowns[7] and graduated with a degree in education.[8]
Sirianni played one season for theCanton Legends of theAmerican Indoor Football League.[7]
Sirianni began coaching as the defensive backs coach atMount Union, his alma mater.[9] After one season of coaching Mount Union, he was hired byIndiana University of Pennsylvania inIndiana, Pennsylvania, where he coached wide receivers for three seasons.[10]
In2009, Sirianni was hired as offensive quality control coach for theKansas City Chiefs byTodd Haley, the new head coach of the Chiefs.[7] Sirianni and Haley got to know each other when they attended the sameYMCA when Sirianni was in college and Haley was wide receivers coach for theChicago Bears.[11] Sirianni was retained under new coachRomeo Crennel and was promoted to wide receivers coach in Crennel's only season as the Chiefs head coach. Sirianni was not retained for the 2013 season under new head coachAndy Reid.[12][13]
Sirianni joined theSan Diego Chargers whenMike McCoy was hired as the team's head coach in2013.[14] In2014 he became the team's quarterbacks coach, working with quarterbackPhilip Rivers and offensive coordinatorFrank Reich.[5] In2016, Sirianni became the wide receivers coach.[14]
After Reich became the head coach of theIndianapolis Colts in 2018, he hired Sirianni as offensive coordinator.[15] Sirianni developed a close relationship with Reich, though unlike some head coaches, Reich chose tocall the team's plays rather than delegate the responsibility to Sirianni.[16] During his three years as offensive coordinator with the Colts, Sirianni had a different starting quarterback each year, working withAndrew Luck,Jacoby Brissett, andPhilip Rivers. The Colts made the playoffs twice and finished 10th, 19th, and 12th in offensiveDVOA, a measure of offensive success.[5]
On January 24, 2021, Sirianni was hired to become the head coach of thePhiladelphia Eagles after the firing ofDoug Pederson.[17][18] Two months later, the Eagles traded quarterbackCarson Wentz to the Colts, leaving former second-round pickJalen Hurts as the presumed starter.[19] Sirianni put together a staff of young coaches, including defensive coordinatorJonathan Gannon and offensive coordinatorShane Steichen, both of whom had previously worked with Sirianni. Although much of Pederson's staff was replaced, Sirianni retained veteran offensive line coachJeff Stoutland.[20]
On September 12, 2021, Sirianni made his regular-season head coaching debut against theAtlanta Falcons and led the Eagles to a 32–6 victory.[21] Despite a 2–5 start, Sirianni finished his first season as head coach with a 9–8 record and a wild card berth.[22] The Eagles lost in theWild Card Round of the playoffs to the defending Super Bowl championTampa Bay Buccaneers 31–15.[23] Sirianni was the only first-year coach to lead a team to the playoffs in the 2021 NFL season,[24] and the third Eagles head coach to make the playoffs in their first year as head coach, joiningChip Kelly in2013 andRay Rhodes in1995.[25]
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The2022 Eagles compiled a 14–3 record in the regular season, earning theNFC East division championship and a first-round bye in the playoffs.[26] The Eagles became the first team since the1989 Minnesota Vikings to record at least 70 sacks,[27] led the league in fewest passing yards allowed, and set a franchise record for wins and points scored in a season.[28] One notable sideline incident occurred during a Week 11 away matchup against theIndianapolis Colts, where Sirianni had previously served as an offensive coordinator. After the Eagles defeated the Colts 17–16, Sirianni turned to a group of Eagles fans that had travelled toLucas Oil Stadium and shouted that the win "was forFrank Reich", the coach who mentored him and who was fired as head coach of the Colts earlier that month.[29][30]
In the playoffs, Sirianni led the Eagles to their fourth Super Bowl in franchise history after a 38–7Divisional Round playoff victory over theNew York Giants and a 31–7NFC Championship victory over theSan Francisco 49ers.[31][32] The Eagles lost to theKansas City Chiefs inSuper Bowl LVII 38–35.[33]
During the 2023 NFL offseason, Sirianni lost both offensive coordinatorShane Steichen and defensive coordinatorJonathan Gannon, both of whom received head coaching jobs with the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals, respectively.[34] The2023 Eagles once again compiled a 10–1 regular season record to start the season, but experienced a late season slide and finished with a 1–5 record and ultimately lost out on the NFC East Division title and the #2 seed in the NFC playoffs to theDallas Cowboys in the last week of the season.[35] Sirianni became the first head coach in NFL history to experience a 1–5 record to end the season and make the playoffs. The Eagles were ultimately eliminated by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in theWild Card Round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs.[36] Sirianni was widely blamed for both the offensive and defensive regression of the Eagles in 2023.[37] In particular, Sirianni caused a significant controversy when he removed defensive coordinatorSean Desai from defensive play calling and passed them onto former New England Patriots defensive coordinator and Detroit Lions head coachMatt Patricia, a move that ultimately backfired and led the Eagles to finish second to last in total defense.[38][39] Sirianni ultimately fired Desai, Patricia, and offensive coordinatorBrian Johnson after the 2023 season ended.[40][41]
During Week 2 of the2024 season against theAtlanta Falcons Sirianni was widely criticized for throwing the ball on 3rd and 3 at the Atlanta 10-yard line up 18–15, where the pass fell incomplete, giving Atlanta time to march down the field and secure the victory.[42] During week 3, despite a 15–12 victory over theNew Orleans Saints, Sirianni still received criticism for his fourth down aggression.[43] After a week 6 home victory over theCleveland Browns, Sirianni drew criticism for having a shouting match against the Eagles' fans in attendance behind the team's sideline.[44][45] While the Eagles were on the field in victory formation, TV cameras showed that Sirianni walked behind the bench, put an index finger to his right ear then shouted words that could not be heard from afar[46] but were interpreted as, "I can't hear you."[44][47] Sirianni refused to go into any detail on what precipitated his post-game antics.[44]
Despite early struggles and a 2–2 start, Sirianni coached the Eagles to a 14–3 regular season record and an NFC East title, finishing as the No. 2 seed in the conference.[48][49] Propelled by the 2024 addition of running backSaquon Barkley and an astounding defensive turnaround from the prior season under the leadership of defensive coordinatorVic Fangio, the Eagles secured aWild Card Round victory over the Green Bay Packers and aDivisional Round victory over the Los Angeles Rams.[50][51][52] For the second time in his career, Sirianni won theNFC Championship against the Washington Commanders 55–23, in which the Eagles broke an NFL record for the most points ever scored in a conference championship game en route toSuper Bowl LIX.[53][54]
In a Super Bowl rematch against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Eagles won handily, 40–22, winning Sirianni his first Super Bowl title as a head coach.[55] Closing out the 2024 season, Sirianni bested a 70% win percentage over his first four seasons as an NFL head coach with the Eagles, the highest career win percentage of any active NFL head coach at the time.[56]
On May 19, 2025, Sirianni and the Eagles agreed to a multiyear contract extension.[57]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| PHI | 2021 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 2nd in NFC East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost toTampa Bay Buccaneers inNFC Wild Card Game |
| PHI | 2022 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 1st in NFC East | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost toKansas City Chiefs inSuper Bowl LVII |
| PHI | 2023 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 2nd in NFC East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost toTampa Bay Buccaneers inNFC Wild Card Game |
| PHI | 2024 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 1st in NFC East | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | Super Bowl LIX champions |
| PHI | 2025 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Total | 56 | 22 | 0 | .718 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |||
Sirianni has served under seven head coaches:
Three of Sirianni's coaching assistants have become head coaches in the NFL:
Sirianni is married to Brett Ashley Sirianni with whom he has three children; the two met when Nick was working for theKansas City Chiefs.[61] His father, Fran, and his brother Jay are both former head coaches ofSouthwestern Central High School, and his brotherMike Sirianni is the head coach atWashington & Jefferson College inWashington, Pennsylvania.[62][63][64]