Don’t look now, but retired New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce, who is currently serving as the linebackers coach at Arizona State after a stint as the Long Beach Poly (High School) head coach, is beginning to draw NFL coaching interest.
NFL Network insider and former Giants beat writer, Mike Garafolo, was the first to report the news.
Immediately upon that report hitting social media, several of Pierce’s former teammates, including Hall of Famers Michael Strahan, were quick express support for Pierce while openly pounding the drum for Big Blue to hire him.
Pierce signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent out of Arizona in 2001, and went on to play in nine years in the NFL, including five season with the Giants, where he won a Super Bowl championship in 2007. He also went to the Pro Bowl in 2006.
Well-respected among his teammates, Pierce was voted a team captain during his time in blue and was repeatedly lauded as a genuine old school leader. His smarts were never in question and he actually does make sense for the Giants as a potential assistant.
