15 Facts About Nick Sirianni

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Nicholas John Sirianni was born on June 15,1981 and is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.

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Nick Sirianni's father was the head coach at Southwestern Central High School in West Ellicott, New York, where Nick graduated in 1999.

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Nick Sirianni played wide receiver at Division III Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, winning national championships in 2000,2001, and 2002.

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Nick Sirianni played one season for the Canton Legends of the American Indoor Football League.

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Nick Sirianni began coaching as the defensive backs coach at his alma mater, Mount Union.

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

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Nick Sirianni was retained under new coach Romeo Crennel and was promoted to wide receivers coach in Crennel's only season as the Chiefs head coach.

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Nick Sirianni was not retained under new head coach Andy Reid.

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Nick Sirianni joined the San Diego Chargers when Mike McCoy was hired as the team's head coach in 2013.

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Nick Sirianni developed a close relationship with Reich though, unlike some head coaches, Reich chose to call the team's plays rather than delegate the responsibility to Nick Sirianni.

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On January 24,2021, Nick Sirianni was hired to become the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles after the firing of Doug Pederson.

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Nick Sirianni put together a staff of young coaches, including defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon and offensive coordinator Shane Steichen, both of whom had previously worked with Nick Sirianni.

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Nick Sirianni was the only first-year coach to lead a team to the playoffs in the 2021 NFL season, and the third Eagles head coach to make the playoffs in their first year as head coach, joining Chip Kelly in 2013 and Ray Rhodes in 1995.

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Two of Nick Sirianni's coaching assistants have become head coaches in the NFL:.

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Nick Sirianni is married to Brett Ashley Sirianni with whom he has three children; the two met when Nick was working for the Kansas City Chiefs.