Nick Sirianni is on the eve of his first Super Bowl as Head Coach. The head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles is in search of the first important trophy of his career and in front of him is Andy Reid, the Chiefs coach, who upon arriving at the command of Kansas City fired Sirianni from the franchise.
Andy Reid came from making history precisely with the Eagles. After 14 years at the helm of the Pennsylvania city team, Reid was hired by the Chiefs in 2013. The Kansas team was going through one of its darkest moments, it had concluded the last season with a disastrous record of only two games won and 14 lost. As if that were not enough, in the month of November 2012, Jovan Belcheractive defensive player of the team, shot his girlfriend to death and, later, he moved He drove to the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas and met with the franchise’s general agent, Scott Pioli, and his then-coach, Romeo Crennel, whom he recognized for their work before shooting himself on the same premises.
The episode shook the NFL and the change had to be radical in the bowels of the Chiefs. Started in 2013, Reid arrived to change the course of the team. Sirianni was in his fourth season with the team. Nick first joined a coaching staff in 2009, when he came as offensive quality control coach and rose quickly to become wide receivers coach, the same position he held until the arrival of his now-rival. By the way, Sirianni’s career in Kansas was of great value to him, because while he was working there he met Brett, the mother of his children.
Reid didn’t give a second thought and carried out a complete cleanup within the team, which also meant that he himself would bring in his own coaching staff. It was then that Sirianni happened to be relegated by David Culley, who was already someone experienced and who had accompanied Reid for several years in his time in Philadelphia. However, the current coach of the Eagles acknowledges that Andy knew how to handle the moment and that this moment also helped him to continue growing in his career.
After leaving Kansas, Sirianni came on as a quality control coach at the Chargers of San Diego, at the time. There he found further growth and quickly established himself as a coach of quarterbacks and wide receivers. At that time, his direct mentor was Frank Reich who held the position of offensive coordinator. For 2018, Reich became the new Head Coach of the Indianapolis Colts and brought Nick to work as his offensive coordinator.
After three years, Sirianni went on to become the new head honcho of the Philadelphia team. Since then, Nick has had 25 wins and 13 losses. (including playoffs). In two seasons at the helm of the team, he has qualified consecutively. This season they ranked number one in the National Conference and they are one step away from the title.
During events with the press, Sirianni was asked about facing Andy Reid, who was his executioner in his first job. “Andy came in because we weren’t good enough for Kansas City. And he came in and did an amazing job. What I appreciate is that he got everyone (coaches) together and talked to them.” Sirianni acknowledged.
“I didn’t direct with Andy, but he gave me a good example of how to do the hard part of the job: ‘Hey, I’ve got a guy here.’ He was flattering. He knew that I was going to be disappointed, so he gave me strength when I was down. I appreciate it, and it seems that’s the way it is as a person and as a coach,” he concluded.
