Sal Sunseri

Sal Sunseri
Personal information
Born (1959-08-01) August 1, 1959
Career information
High schoolCentral Catholic
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
CollegePittsburgh
NFL draft1982: 10th round, 267th overall pick
Career history
Playing
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
  • Pittsburgh (1985–1991)
    Defensive line coach & linebackers coach
  • Pittsburgh (1992)
    Assistant head coach & interim head coach
  • Iowa Wesleyan (1993)
    Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, special teams coach
  • Illinois State (1994)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Louisville (1995–1997)
    Linebackers coach
  • Alabama A&M (1998–1999)
    Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
  • LSU (2000)
    Linebackers coach & special teams coach
  • Michigan State (2001)
    Linebackers coach & special teams coach
  • Carolina Panthers (20022008)
    Defensive line coach
  • Alabama (2009–2011)
    Assistant head coach & linebackers coach
  • Tennessee (2012)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Florida State (2013–2014)
    Defensive ends coach
  • Oakland Raiders (20152017)
    Linebackers coach
  • Florida (2018)
    Defensive line coach
  • Alabama (2019–2021)
    Outside linebackers coach
  • Alabama (2022)
    Special assistant to the head coach
  • Colorado (2023)
    Defensive tackles coach
Awards and highlights
Head coaching record
Regular seasonNCAA: 0–1 (.000)

Salvatore Howard Sunseri (born August 1, 1959) is an American college and professional football coach who most recently served as the defensive tackles coach for the University of Colorado of the Pac-12 Conference. Sunseri played college football for the University of Pittsburgh, where he was an All-American linebacker. Sunseri produced at least one Pro Bowl player in four of five seasons as NFL defensive line coach, highlighted by Julius Peppers's three consecutive trips to Hawaii from 2004 to 2006.