New Orleans Saints defensive assistant and former NFL safety Matt Giordano has been named to the East-West Shrine Bowl coaching staff for the 2025 event. He’ll be responsible for coaching the defensive backs on the East Team.
Giordano played out his college career at Fresno City College and California-Berkley, before he was ultimately selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft.
Over his nine-year NFL career, he played four seasons for the Colts, one season for the Green Bay Packers, one season for the Saints, two seasons for the then-Oakland Raiders and his final season with the then-St. Louis Rams.
As far as his coaching career goes, he started up as the Buchanan High School head coach in Clovis, California from 2016-21, also seeing time at Fresno State as a volunteer assistant (2022) and with the Saints from 2023 to present. He played under Dennis Allen on the Raiders and reunited with his old coach to work in the secondary.
It will be interesting to watch what the future holds for Giordano, with the Saints expected to make several changes within the staff and the team roster over the offseason.
