David Girardi

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David Girardi
Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born: New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
College: Geneva
Career history
As a coach:
  • Seton Hill (2011–2012)
    Graduate assistant
  • Geneva (2013)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Northwestern (2014)
    Offensive quality control coach
  • Northwestern (2015–2017)
    Defensive graduate assistant
  • Lafayette (2018)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Kansas City Chiefs (2018–2020)
    Offensive quality control coach
  • Kansas City Chiefs (2021–2022)
    Assistant quarterbacks coach / Passing game analyst
  • Kansas City Chiefs (2023–present)
    Quarterbacks coach
Career highlights and awards
As coach:

David Girardi is an American football coach who is the quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).

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Playing career

Girardi played at Geneva between 2007 and 2010. [1] He started three years and finished with 5,997 passing yards and 37 touchdowns with a .572 completion percentage. He was inducted into the Geneva College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022. [2]

Coaching career

College

Giraradi started out as a graduate assistant at Seton Hill. [3] He later became the quarterbacks coach at his alma mater Geneva. [4] He later coached at Northwestern from 2014 to 2017 as an offensive quality control coach and defensive graduate assistant. After that he was named the quarterbacks coach for Lafayette where he coached for one year in 2018. [5] [6]

Kansas City Chiefs

On January 29, 2018, the Chiefs hired Girardi as an offensive quality control coach. [7] In 2019, Girardi won his first Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31–20 in Super Bowl LIV. [8] In 2021 he was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach and passing game analyst. [9] In 2022, Girardi won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38–35 in Super Bowl LVII. [10] On February 28, 2023, the Chiefs again promoted Girardi but this time to quarterbacks coach. [11] In 2023, Girardi won his third Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the 49ers 25–22 in Super Bowl LVIII. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "From Geneva to the NFL: David Girardi's Coaching Journey". Geneva College Athletics. August 7, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Geneva College Athletics Hall of Fame". OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GENEVA COLLEGE GOLDEN TORNADOES. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "MBA Alum David Girardi Named Kansas City Chiefs Quarterbacks Coach". Seton Hill University. March 9, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "From Geneva to the NFL: David Girardi's Coaching Journey". Geneva College Athletics. August 7, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ Green, PJ (March 1, 2023). "Three things to know about Chiefs' new QB coach David Girardi". Fox 4. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "DAVID GIRARDI". Go Leopards. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ Larrabee, Kirk (January 29, 2018). "Kansas City Chiefs announce several coaching staff changes". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kansas City Chiefs End 50-Year Wait For Super Bowl Championship". NPR.org. February 2, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ "David Girardi PASS GAME ANALYST AND ASSISTANT QUARTERBACKS". Chiefs. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ Maaddi, Rob (February 13, 2023). "Mahomes, Chiefs beat Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII". AP News. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  11. ↑ Goldman, Charles (February 28, 2023). "Chiefs promote David Girardi to quarterbacks coach". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  12. ↑ Maaddi, Rob (February 12, 2024). "Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime". AP News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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