Matthew Victor Giordano (born October 16, 1982) is an American former professional football safety who currently serves as the assistant defensive backs coach and safeties coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft. Giordano grew up in Clovis, California, and attended Fresno City College before playing college football for the California Golden Bears.
Giordano was part of the Colts' Super Bowl XLI championship team. He was also a member of the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, and St. Louis Rams.
Early life
Attending Buchanan High School in Clovis, California, Giordano played a key role as team co-captain in Buchanan's inaugural Valley championship in 2000. His football jersey number was 2 while playing for Buchanan. As a senior, he had five interceptions and 64 tackles while causing three fumbles, and averaged nine yards per carry and 12.6 yards per reception on offense. He broke Buchanan records for longest punt return for a touchdown, most blocked kicks and most interceptions in a game. He was a two-time all-Tri-River Athletic Conference (TRAC) first-team choice and was also named the Defensive Player of the Year by the Clovis Exchange Club and Buchanan High's Most Outstanding Player in football and track in 2001. Giordano was also crowned individual league champion in the 400 meters in 1999.
The Indianapolis Colts selected Giordano in the fourth round (134th overall) of the 2005 NFL draft. Giordano played in 15 games as a rookie, starting in the September 11 game. He made 12 tackles and one pass deflected.
In 2006, his second season, Giordano played 12 games and made 25 tackles.
Giordano started four games out of 12 played in 2007 and made 20 tackles, four passes deflected, and two interceptions.
In 2008, Giordano played all 16 regular season games and played on special teams in the Wild Card playoff game against the San Diego Chargers. Giordano made 23 tackles and one pass deflected. On September 6, the Colts released Giordano to make room for linebacker Cody Glenn.
Green Bay Packers
On September 23, 2009, the Green Bay Packers signed Giordano after releasing Aaron Rouse. With the Packers in 2009, Giordano played five games and made two tackles.
New Orleans Saints
Giordano signed with the Atlanta Falcons on March 16, 2010, and participated in training camp with the team before being cut on August 31. Giordano signed with the New Orleans Saints on October 12, 2010, and played nine games with three tackles.
Oakland Raiders
The Raiders signed Giordano on August 15, 2011, after Hiram Eugene suffered a serious hip injury in the preseason opener. He was released on September 3, but was re-signed on September 5. In the 2011–2012 season, Giordano led the team in interceptions along with his 70 tackles.
St. Louis Rams
The Rams signed Giordano on June 15, 2013, after the Rams released rookie free agent safety Don Unamba.
NFL career statistics
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| Bold
| Career high
|}
Regular season
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Tackles
!colspan="5"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! PD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! 2005 !! IND
| 15 || 0 || 15 || 11 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! 2006 !! IND
| 12 || 1 || 25 || 20 || 5 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! 2007 !! IND
| 12 || 4 || 24 || 18 || 6 || 0.0 || 1 || 2 || 89 || 1 || 83 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! 2008 !! IND
| 16 || 1 || 23 || 19 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! 2009 !! GB
| 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! 2010 !! NO
| 9 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! 2011 !! OAK
| 15 || 9 || 70 || 56 || 14 || 1.0 || 1 || 5 || 130 || 0 || 62 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! 2012 !! OAK
| 16 || 13 || 51 || 39 || 12 || 0.0 || 0 || 2 || 45 || 0 || 24 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! 2013 !! STL
| 16 || 2 || 14 || 13 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || 82 || 1 || 82 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Career !! 116 !! 30 !! 227 !! 180 !! 47 !! 1.0 !! 2 !! 11 !! 346 !! 2 !! 83 !! 19 !! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
|}
Playoffs
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Tackles
!colspan="5"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! PD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! 2006 !! IND
| 4 || 0 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! 2007 !! IND
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! 2008 !! IND
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! 2009 !! GB
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Career !! 7 !! 0 !! 7 !! 4 !! 3 !! 0.0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
|}
Coaching career
In 2015, Giordano joined his high school alma mater's coaching staff as defensive coordinator. He was named to replace head coach Mike Jacot the following year. He stepped down from his role as head coach following the 2021 season.
On February 20, 2025, the Chicago Bears hired Giordano to serve as their assistant defensive backs coach and safeties coach.
Personal life
Giordano married his wife, Laura in 2005. His great-grandfather is Italian born Ralph Giordano, better known as Young Corbett III, a world welterweight and middleweight boxing champion. Matt is the son of Victor and Janet Giordano.