The steward of one of the most dominant eras in franchise history that includes the Super Bowl LIX Championship, Nick Sirianni is in his fifth campaign as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles with a 48-20 record, which marks the third-highest career winning percentage (.706) in the Super Bowl Era (min. 50 games). Among Super Bowl-winning head coaches, only John Madden (.759, 1969-78) and Vince Lombardi (.738, 1959-67 and 1969) have won at a greater clip than Sirianni, who became the first head coach in NFL history to earn four postseason appearances, two conference titles and a Super Bowl Championship in the first four years of their career.
Stemming from a family of football coaches and educators, Sirianni developed a curriculum for sustaining a winning culture that is rooted in three defining principles – tough, detailed and together. Embracing these values, the Eagles are one of just four teams with playoff berths in each of the last four seasons (Sirianni is the fifth Super Bowl Era head coach to make four straight postseason trips to start their career), including record-breaking performances that resulted in Super Bowl LVII and LIX appearances (only head coach in team history to reach the Super Bowl multiple times).
Sirianni, who registered the second-most wins ever by a head coach in their first four years at the helm, has guided Philadelphia to the third-best winning percentage in the league since he was hired during the 2021 offseason. In that span, the Eagles are first in rushing touchdowns (108), second in rushing offense (153.9 ypg), third in points per game (26.7) and third-down conversion rate (45.3 pct.), fourth in red zone efficiency (61.7 pct.) and sixth in total offense (367.6 ypg). Additionally, Philadelphia is fourth in sacks (183) and total defense (316.2 ypg) over the last four seasons.
Under Sirianni's leadership, 16 players have combined for 27 Pro Bowl selections, along with 11 players collecting 18 All-Pro honors. Moreover, the Eagles' success has led to three of Sirianni's top lieutenants being hired as head coaches after their stints with Philadelphia – Jonathan Gannon (Cardinals), Kellen Moore (Saints) and Shane Steichen (Colts).
The 2024 season culminated with the second Super Bowl title in franchise history, as Sirianni navigated the Eagles to a 40-22 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. Philadelphia, which scored the most points (145) in NFL postseason history, finished 18-3 on the year, including a club-record-tying 14-3 mark and team-best 10-game winning streak in the regular season. One of three head coaches to advance to two Super Bowls and win the Lombardi Trophy in their first four seasons (also Joe Gibbs and Mike Tomlin), Sirianni became the fourth head coach in NFL history to lead their team to an 18-win campaign, joining Bill Belichick (2007 Patriots), Mike Ditka (1985 Bears) and Bill Walsh (1984 49ers) in that category.
Sirianni presided over an Eagles offense that set a league record with 3,866 rushing yards in the regular season and playoffs, including the most combined rushing yards ever by an individual from Saquon Barkley (2,504), who was the Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year. Powered by an offensive line that saw each of its five starters receive All-Pro votes, Barkley, an AP NFL MVP finalist, entered the 2,000-yard rushing club as its ninth member with his league-leading 2,005 yards in the regular season.
Philadelphia became the second team in history to feature the NFL's rushing champion while showcasing the league's top-ranked defense (278.4 ypg) in 2024. The Eagles, who led the NFL in total defense for the first time since 1991, ranked first in passing defense (174.2 ypg) and defensive points allowed per game (16.9) as well. Zack Baun, who transitioned to inside linebacker in the offseason, was voted an AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year finalist after leading the team with 150 tackles and five forced fumbles.
Sirianni also supported Super Bowl LIX MVP Jalen Hurts to one of the most efficient seasons of his NFL tenure, as Hurts produced career highs in passer rating (103.7) and completion percentage (68.7 pct.) while pacing all quarterbacks with 14 rushing touchdowns in the regular season. In 15 starts after the bye week (including playoffs), Hurts had 36 total touchdowns (19 passing, 17 rushing) against four giveaways with a 112.5 passer rating.
In 2023, Sirianni directed Philadelphia to an 11-6 record and a playoff bid, with the Eagles ranking among the league's top 10 in scoring (seventh, 25.5 ppg), total yards (eighth, 354.4 ypg), rushing yards (eighth, 128.8 ypg), third-down conversion rate (third, team-record 48.0 pct.) and red zone efficiency (ninth, 60.0 pct.). Hurts established franchise records in both total yards (4,463) and total touchdowns (38) while also tying for the most rushing scores (15) ever by an NFL quarterback. A.J. Brown finished with the most receptions (106) ever by an Eagles wide receiver and set an NFL record by posting at least 125 receiving yards in six consecutive games.
Guiding Philadelphia to a Super Bowl LVII appearance, Sirianni helped the team win 14 regular-season games for the first time in history in 2022. Furthermore, the Eagles developed franchise records in points (477), total touchdowns (59), scrimmage touchdowns (57), rushing touchdowns (32, tied for fourth in NFL history), first downs (385), red zone efficiency (67.8 pct.) as well as defensive sacks (70, tied for third in NFL history). The club also finished among the top three teams in total offense (third, 389.1 ypg) and total defense (second, 301.5 ypg) for the first time since the 1970 merger.
Sirianni helped many players have prominent showings in 2022, including Hurts, who finished as the AP NFL MVP runner-up after totaling 35 touchdowns with a 101.5 passer rating, and Brown, who broke a 38-year franchise record with 1,496 receiving yards. Philadelphia also became the first club to feature four different players with 10-plus sacks in the same year.
In 2021, Sirianni's debut season as a head coach elicited a 9-8 record and postseason berth, with the Eagles capturing seven of the last 10 regular-season games to clinch a spot in the playoffs. The team ranked first in the NFL in rushing yards (2,715) and rushing touchdowns (25) and tallied the second-most defensive touchdowns (five) in the league.
Prior to arriving in Philadelphia, Sirianni spent three years (2018-20) as the Indianapolis Colts' offensive coordinator. In that span, the Colts ranked sixth in third-down conversion rate (43.4 pct.), seventh in red zone efficiency (63.9 pct.), and eighth in points per game (25.9). Indianapolis' offense also surrendered the second-fewest sacks (71) during that stretch.
Five offensive players received Pro Bowl recognition during Sirianni's time with the Colts, including Quenton Nelson (2019-21), Ryan Kelly (2020-21), Jack Doyle (2019), Eric Ebron (2018), and Andrew Luck (2018), who was named AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year after finishing second in touchdown passes (39) in 2018. Notably, Nelson was first-team All-Pro all three seasons, while Kelly was a second-team All-Pro selection in 2020.
Before he joined Indianapolis, Sirianni was a member of the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers' staff for five years (2013-17), including two seasons as the wide receivers coach (2016-17). In 2017, he assisted the top-ranked passing offense (276.9 ypg), which featured a career year from Keenan Allen, who was selected as the AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year after ranking third in receiving yards (career-high 1,393) that season.
From 2014-15, Sirianni coached the Chargers' quarterbacks and helped Philip Rivers earn consecutive Pro Bowls while averaging 30 passing touchdowns per season. In 2015, Rivers led the league with a team-record 437 completions for a career-high 4,792 yards (second in the NFL and 10 yards shy of the club record). In 2013, when Sirianni originally joined the Chargers as an offensive quality control coach, Rivers threw for 4,478 yards and 32 touchdowns and recorded a career-high 69.5 completion percentage (378-of-544) en route to AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors.
Sirianni began his NFL coaching career with the Kansas City Chiefs, serving as the wide receivers coach (2012) and offensive quality control coach (2009-11). He also worked with the Chiefs' quarterbacks in 2010 and helped Matt Cassel earn his first career Pro Bowl after totaling 3,116 passing yards, 27 touchdowns and a career-high 93.0 passer rating.
Before the NFL, Sirianni spent five years at the collegiate level as the wide receivers coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2006-08) and defensive backs coach at Mount Union (2004-05), his alma mater, helping the Purple Raiders capture a national title during the 2005 season.
A native of Jamestown, NY, Sirianni was a three-year starter at wide receiver at Mount Union, winning three NCAA Division III National Championships (2000-02) and earning All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors as a senior after catching a career-high 13 touchdowns. He also played one year in the Atlantic Indoor Football League with the Canton Legends in 2005.
Sirianni's brother, Mike, is the head coach at Washington & Jefferson College. His winning percentage of .808 (194-46) is the best in school history and currently ranks fourth-best among all NCAA football coaches with at least 10 years of experience. His brother, Jay, is a former head coach at their alma mater, Southwestern Central High School (Jamestown, NY), where their father, Fran, also spent nine years in the same position and served as the school's head track coach for 46 seasons. Under Jay, Southwestern Central won New York state titles in 2008 and 2009.
Sirianni and his wife, Brett, have two sons, Jacob and Miles, and one daughter, Taylor.
