In his playing heyday, former New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce was a physical thumper, delivering big hits while chasing down ball carriers. Pierce parlayed that career into various assistant coaching roles before he got his big break in the 2023-2024 NFL season, replacing former Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels as the interim coach in the middle of the season after McDaniels was relieved of his duties. Pierce finished the season 5-4, got the “interim” tag removed in January 2024 and was given the full head coaching role then. Everything was looking up for Pierce — until now, a…
