Nick Sirianni is Colts new offensive coordinator. Here are 5 things to know about him

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The Indianapolis Colts have hired Los Angeles Chargers' wide receivers coach Nick Sirianni as offensive coordinator according to a league source. New head coach Frank Reich worked with Sirianni in the Chargers' organization.

Here are 5 things to know about the reported hire:

1. He played at Mount Union, home of Pierre Garcon

He played at the same college as former Indianapolis Colts wide out Pierre Garcon. He played seven games in 2002-03, racking up 11 receptions for 237 yards and three touchdowns.

Then, as a senior in 2003-04, he hauled in 52 catches for 998 yards and 13 touchdowns. He had a season-best receiving performance against Ohio Northern that included four grabs for 164 yards, with a long of 73.

Mount Union won three national titles, from 2000-02, with Sirriani on the roster. He went on to play one season in the Atlantic Indoor Football League with the Canton Legends before coming back to Mount Union to coach.

2. He's been a man on the move

Prior to joining San Diego;s staff Nick Sirianni (right) worked for the Chiefs.

Sirianni got his start as a defensive backs coach at his alma mater, where he spent two seasons. Mount Union, by the way, churns out a ton of high school, college and NFL coaches — including Dom Capers (former Green Bay Packers coordinator), George Momirovic (Tennessee Titans video assistant) and Stan Watson (Cleveland Browns special teams quality control coach).

Then he had three years at Indiana University (Pennsylvania) as a wide receivers coach. Sirianni says he "got lucky" in landing an opportunity with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he started as an offensive quality control coach before working with quarterbacks and wide receivers.

After four years there, he moved to the San Diego Chargers, where he also worked with quarterbacks and receivers. The Chargers franchise moved to Los Angeles after his first two seasons.

Though he grew up in a football family, they coached at the high school and collegiate level. So Sirianni hadn't previously experienced so much city hopping.

"I always knew that the higher up you go, the more moving you do. ... I'd never experienced it, but I've loved every minute of it," he told ESPN's "The Nickel Package."

3. He's not exactly quiet

San Diego Chargers assistant coach Nick Sirianni (left).

In a story from the San Diego Union Tribune on how Sirianni helped Chargers wide receiver Tyrell Williams in a breakout, 1,059-yard season, it's noted that he recently tweaked his coaching style.

And then there’s Sirianni.
He screams. Often.
This is a style adjustment Sirianni made in 2016 after spending the previous two seasons as the Chargers’ quarterbacks coach. Naturally, he took a quieter approach when working with Rivers and veteran Kellen Clemens. To hear the quarterbacks and wide receivers on the roster portray Sirianni’s approach is to hear them describe two seemingly different coaches.
But while the broadcast volume varies, Sirianni has been consistent in his program.
He loves and knows the game.
He thrives on its details.
He wants the best for his players.

Regardless of how he's delivered his message, Sirianni seems to be respected. The story later notes that he's a "young coach who many at Chargers Park believe is poised to rise the NFL ranks."

4. Notre Dame's Tommy Rees approves

The former Fighting Irish quarterback, who threw for 7,351 yards and 61 touchdowns from 2010-13, recently told ndinsider.com that Sirianni was a key mentor for him during the year they overlapped in San Diego.

“Those two guys really challenged me to be better and understand, ‘This is the expectation we hold for our players, and you can never come below that. You never want to bat an eye,’” Rees told ndinsider.com on (Chargers QB coach) Shane Steichen and Sirianni. “I worked really hand-in-hand with Nick, and he taught me about being hard on those guys and never accepting anything but the utmost perfect detail.
“There are little things — how you grade a player, how you present a handout to them — that I’ve really developed from him and has gone a long way with teaching these guys.”

5. For the Sirianni crew, football is the family business

Nick's brother, Mike, is the head coach at Division III Washington and Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. He has a wildly impressive 128-30 record with the program, including a 9-2 mark in 2016. Mike dreamed of being a Notre Dame football player growing up.

His brother, Jay, used to coach at Southwestern Central High School in Nick's hometown, Jamestown, N.Y. Jay took them to New York state titles in 2008 and 2009. Their dad, Fran, also coached at the high school for nine years.

Nick, of course, hasn't been a head coach yet.

“I’m kind of the outcast of the family,” he told the San Diego Union Tribune with a laugh. “I’ve got to catch up to that.”

Here's what Mike Sirianni tweeted Monday night

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