Antonio Pierce

Antonio Durran Pierce (born October 26, 1978) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the linebackers coach for the Raiders from 2022 to 2023.

Antonio Pierce
Pierce with the New York Giants in 2008
Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1978-10-26) October 26, 1978
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Paramount (Paramount, California)
College:
  • Mt. San Antonio (1997–1998)
  • Arizona (1999–2000)
Undrafted:2001
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Long Beach Poly HS (CA) (2014–2017)
    Head coach
  • Arizona State (2018–2019)
    Linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator
  • Arizona State (2020)
    Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, linebackers coach, & recruiting coordinator
  • Arizona State (2021)
    Associate head coach, defensive coordinator, & recruiting coordinator
  • Las Vegas Raiders (2022–2023)
    Linebackers coach
  • Las Vegas Raiders (2023)
    Interim head coach
  • Las Vegas Raiders (2024–present)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • Super Bowl champion (XLII)
  • Pro Bowl (2006)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:691
Sacks:9.0
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:10
Interceptions:7
Defensive touchdowns:2
Head coaching record
Regular season:5–4 (.556) (NFL)
31–15 (.674) (high school)
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Coaching stats at PFR

Pierce played nine seasons as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and he won a Super Bowl playing with the New York Giants in the 2007 season. He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins, and later played for the Giants. In 2014, Pierce began his coaching career as the head coach at Long Beach Polytechnic High School and then served as an assistant coach at Arizona State University from 2018 to 2021.

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