Antonio Pierce

Antonio Pierce
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Pierce with the New York Giants in 2008
Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1978-10-26) October 26, 1978 (age 46)
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:
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:
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:691
Sacks:9.0
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:10
Interceptions:7
Defensive touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Regular season:7–11 (.389)
Career:7–11 (.389) (NFL)
31–15 (.674) (high school)
Record at Pro Football Reference

Antonio Durran Pierce[1] (born October 26, 1978) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the linebackers coach for the Raiders from 2022 to 2023.

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.

  1. ^ "Antonio Pierce Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2023.