Peter Sirmon

Peter Sirmon

New Orleans Saints
Position:	Linebackers coach
Personal information
Born:	(1977-02-18) February 18, 1977 (age 48) Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:	Walla Walla (Walla Walla, Washington)
College:	Oregon
NFL draft:	2000  / round: 4 / pick: 128
Career history
As a player:
Tennessee Titans (2000–2006)
As a coach:
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 (2025–present) Linebackers coach
Career highlights and awards First-team All-Pac-10 (1999) Second-team All-Pac-10 (1997) Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 349 Sacks: 5.0 Forced fumbles: 1 Fumble recoveries: 1 Interceptions: 4 Defensive touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference 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. [1] Sirmon played college football at the University of Oregon, and high school football at Walla Walla High School, where he played quarterback and safety. Professional career Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) 4.79 s 1.60 s 2.72 s 4.27 s 7.21 s 34.5 in (0.88 m) 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) 20 reps All values from NFL Combine [2] Sirmon was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round (128th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft. [1] 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. [3] He was brought in by Steve Sarkisian as his linebackers coach when Wilcox was hired by the University of Southern California as defensive coordinator. [4] On January 12, 2016, Sirmon became the new defensive coordinator at Mississippi State. [5] In January 2017, Mississippi State replaced Sirmon and hired Todd Grantham as defensive coordinator from Louisville. [6] Sirmon was then named the new defensive coordinator at the University of Louisville resulting in a swap of defensive coordinators. [7] 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. [8] Alongside fellow staff member Tim DeRuyter, Sirmon was named FootballScoop's Linebacker Coach of the Year in 2019. [9] On February 25, 2025, the New Orleans Saints hired Sirmon to serve as their linebackers coach. [10] NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions 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 81 54 349 253 96 5.0 24 4 101 1 32 12 1 1 41 0 Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions 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 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. [11] References "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023. "Peter Sirmon College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024. Sirmon Named Linebackers Coach at Central Washington Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine USC football Steve Sarkisian hires linebackers coach Peter Sirmon - Los Angeles Times MSU to hire Southern Cal's Peter Sirmon "Miss. St. Hires Grantham as DC; Sirmon to l'Ville". January 11, 2017. "Louisville and Mississippi State basically traded defensive coordinators". January 12, 2017. Cal Restructures Coaching Staff Tim DeRuyter & Peter Sirmon — 2019 FootballScoop Linebackers Coaches of the Year "Saints hire Cal DC Peter Sirmon to coach LBs, sources say". espn.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025. Raley, Dan (October 26, 2020). "Sirmons Don't Let Family Get in the Way of Practice or the Upcoming Opener". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 12, 2024. External links Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference California bio Louisville bio Mississippi State bio Oregon bio Tennessee bio USC bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.