:Peter Sirmon
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Peter Sirmon
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| number =
| current_team = New Orleans Saints
| position = Linebackers coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|2|18}}
| birth_place = Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 237
| high_school = Walla Walla {{avoid wrap|(Walla Walla, Washington)}}
| college = Oregon
| draftyear = 2000
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 128
| pastteams =
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL year|2000}}–{{NFL year|2006}})
| pastcoaching =
- Central Washington (2008)
Linebackers coach - Oregon (2009)
Graduate assistant - Tennessee (2010)
Graduate assistant - Tennessee (2011)
Linebackers coach - Washington (2012)
Linebackers coach - Washington (2013)
Linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator - USC (2014–2015)
Associate head coach, linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator - Mississippi State (2016)
Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach - Louisville (2017)
Defensive coordinator & outside linebackers coach - California (2018)
Associate head coach & inside linebackers coach - California (2019)
Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, inside linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator - California (2020–2024)
Defensive coordinator, inside linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator - New Orleans Saints ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
Linebackers coach
| highlights =
- First-team All-Pac-10 (1999)
- Second-team All-Pac-10 (1997)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 349
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 5.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 1
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 4
| statlabel6 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 1
| pfr = SirmPe20
}}
Peter Anton Sirmon (born February 18, 1977) is an American football coach and former professional linebacker who currently serves as the linebackers coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the 2000 NFL draft by the Tennessee Titans and played for them for his entire career from 2000 to 2006.{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Sirmon played college football for the Oregon Ducks, and high school football at Walla Walla High School, where he played quarterback and safety.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 7/8
| weight = 246
| dash = 4.79
| ten split = 1.60
| twenty split = 2.72
| shuttle = 4.27
| cone drill = 7.21
| vertical = 34.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 7
| bench = 20
| arm span = 31 1/8
| hand span = 9 5/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1683&DraftYear=2000 |title=Peter Sirmon College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=November 21, 2024}}
}}
Sirmon was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round (128th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft.
Coaching career
In 2008, Sirmon became the linebackers coach at Central Washington.
He was the linebackers coach at the University of Tennessee under head coach Derek Dooley in 2010 and 2011. Sirmon worked under his Oregon defensive teammate Justin Wilcox, who had become defensive coordinator at Tennessee. He also followed Wilcox in 2012 and was named the linebackers coach at University of Washington.[http://www.ducksportsnews.com/blog/2008/02/sirmon-named-linebackers-coach-at-central-washington/ Sirmon Named Linebackers Coach at Central Washington] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509033935/http://www.ducksportsnews.com/blog/2008/02/sirmon-named-linebackers-coach-at-central-washington/ |date=May 9, 2008 }} He was brought in by Steve Sarkisian as his linebackers coach when Wilcox was hired by the University of Southern
California as defensive coordinator.[https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-usc-football-sarkisian-peter-sirmon-20131206-story.html USC football Steve Sarkisian hires linebackers coach Peter Sirmon - Los Angeles Times]
On January 12, 2016, Sirmon became the new defensive coordinator at Mississippi State.[http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2016/01/12/report-msu-hire-uscs-sirmon/78703922/ MSU to hire Southern Cal's Peter Sirmon]
In January 2017, Mississippi State replaced Sirmon and hired Todd Grantham as defensive coordinator from Louisville.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18451776/mississippi-state-bulldogs-hire-todd-grantham-defensive-coordinator|title = Miss. St. Hires Grantham as DC; Sirmon to l'Ville|date = January 11, 2017}} Sirmon was then named the new defensive coordinator at the University of Louisville resulting in a swap of defensive coordinators.{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/1/11/14238690/louisville-todd-grantham-mississippi-state-trade-defensive-coordinators|title =Louisville and Mississippi State basically traded defensive coordinators|date = January 12, 2017}}
Sirmon left Louisville and moved to the University of California, Berkeley in 2018, where he is the Bears' inside linebackers coach and defensive coordinator.
Prior to the 2019 season, Sirmon was named co-defensive coordinator at Cal.[https://calbears.com/news/2019/1/23/football-cal-restructures-coaching-staff.aspx Cal Restructures Coaching Staff]
Alongside fellow staff member Tim DeRuyter, Sirmon was named FootballScoop's Linebacker Coach of the Year in 2019.[https://footballscoop.com/news/tim-deruyter-peter-sirmon-2019-footballscoop-linebackers-coaches-of-the-year/ Tim DeRuyter & Peter Sirmon — 2019 FootballScoop Linebackers Coaches of the Year]
On February 25, 2025, the New Orleans Saints hired Sirmon to serve as their linebackers coach.{{Cite web|title=Saints hire Cal DC Peter Sirmon to coach LBs, sources say|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44014587/saints-hire-cal-dc-peter-sirmon-coach-lbs-sources-say|access-date=March 2, 2025|website=espn.com|language=en}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2000 | TEN
| 5 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | TEN
| 16 || 0 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | TEN
| 16 || 12 || 95 || 74 || 21 || 2.0 || 6 || 3 || 88 || 1 || 32 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | TEN
| 14 || 14 || 87 || 64 || 23 || 0.0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | TEN
| 14 || 13 || 69 || 46 || 23 || 2.5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 41 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | TEN
| 16 || 15 || 88 || 60 || 28 || 0.5 || 5 || 1 || 13 || 0 || 13 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 81 | 54 | 349 | 253 | 96 | 5.0 | 24 | 4 | 101 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2002 | TEN
| 2 || 1 || 7 || 5 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | TEN
| 2 || 2 || 15 || 10 || 5 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Sirmon is the father of New York Jets linebacker, Jackson Sirmon and uncle of Cleveland Browns quarterback, Jacob Sirmon.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/washington/football/sirmons-dont-let-family-get-in-way-of-practice-or-upcoming-opener|title=Sirmons Don't Let Family Get in the Way of Practice or the Upcoming Opener|website=Sports Illustrated|first=Dan|last=Raley|date=October 26, 2020|access-date=May 12, 2024}}
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SirmPe20.htm Pro Football Reference]
- [https://calbears.com/staff-directory/peter-sirmon/1907 California bio]
- [https://gocards.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/peter-sirmon/408 Louisville bio]
- [https://hailstate.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/peter-sirmon/455 Mississippi State bio]
- [https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/peter-sirmon/504 Oregon bio]
- [https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/peter-sirmon/807 Tennessee bio]
- [https://usctrojans.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/peter-sirmon/298 USC bio]
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