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    Giants line up interviews with Mike McCarthy, Wink Martindale

    Getty Images The Giants’ head coaching search is picking up steam over the next few days. Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports that the team will interview former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy on Friday and Peter Schrager of NFL Media reports that Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink”...
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    Eric Bieniemy has interviews with Panthers, Giants this week

    Getty Images Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy is a busy man. Not only is he getting ready for a divisional-round playoff game, but he is interviewing for head coaching jobs. He will meet with the Panthers first, with that interview scheduled for Thursday, Ian Rapoport of the NFL...
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    Report: Browns to interview Mike McCarthy on Thursday, could pair with Eliot Wolf as G.M.

    Getty Images The Cleveland Browns will host former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy on Thursday for their head coaching vacancy, per Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. McCarthy is also set to interview with the New York Giants this weekend and has already met with the...
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    Matt Rhule says he plans to stay at Baylor

    Getty Images Since he’s in New Orleans preparing to coach his Baylor team in the Sugar Bowl, Matt Rhule talked a lot about how much he liked Baylor and how he planned to stay there. Interestingly enough though, he hasn’t told the Panthers and Giants “no thanks” the way he did with the Browns...
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    Giants reportedly request interview with Wink Martindale

    Getty Images The Giants’ search for Pat Shurmur’s replacement as their head coach reportedly has them looking to Baltimore for a candidate. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team has requested permission to interview Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale. Martindale has...
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    Dave Gettleman: No. 1 priority was finding QB and we did that

    Getty Images Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman held his first press conference since the team opted to fire head coach Pat Shurmur on Monday and admitted to his “share of culpability” for the team’s 9-23 mark over the last two seasons, but the overall message was that he believes the...
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    Jon Halapio had surgery on torn Achilles

    Getty Images During a Tuesday press conference, Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman confirmed that center Jon Halapio tore his Achilles in Week 17 and he’s started the recovery process. Halapio’s agent announced that his client had surgery in New York City on Tuesday morning. The statement...
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    Giants ask for permission to interview Joe Judge

    Getty Images Not many special teams coaches get a chance to run an entire team. But that John Harbaugh guy has turned out OK lately, so others may be getting a chance. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Giants have requested permission to talk to Patriots special teams coach Joe Judge...
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    Eli Manning on future: Everything’s an option

    Getty Images Eli Manning met with reporters in the Giants locker room on Monday and everyone expects it will be the last time that happens while Manning is an active player. Manning’s contract is expiring and Daniel Jones has been installed as the team’s starting quarterback, so the...
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    Giants not concerned Dave Gettleman’s return will limit interest from coaches

    Getty Images After the Giants fired Pat Shurmur as their head coach on Monday morning, they announced that they will retain General Manager Dave Gettleman. Giants co-owner John Mara explained that decision at a press conference on Monday afternoon. Mara said that the team wants to give...
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    Report: Negotiations moving more slowly than expected between Ron Rivera, Washington

    Getty Images The day began with Washington poised to hire Ron Rivera to be the team’s next head coach. A deal hasn’t happened yet. Les Carpenter of the Washington Post reports that “negotations . . . are moving more slowly than expected” between Rivera and the team. It’s an intriguing...
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    Jason Garrett’s phone apparently isn’t ringing, yet

    Getty Images While the world waits for the Cowboys to announce that Jason Garrett, barring a minor miracle, won’t return as the team’s head coach, an important question has emerged: Will any of the four teams with current vacancies try to hire him? The Browns, Panthers, Giants, and Washington...
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    Report: Giants interviewing Kris Richard

    Getty Images Cowboys defensive passing game coordinator Kris Richard had three interviews for head coaching jobs a year ago. He has at least one scheduled in this hiring cycle. Josina Anderson of ESPN reports that Richard will interview for the Giants’ head coaching position on Thursday...
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    Pat Shurmur thinks Giants are in better place than when he arrived

    Getty Images The Giants were coming off a 3-13 season when they hired Pat Shurmur as their head coach in 2018 and he was asked on Sunday night if he thinks the team is in a better place after the end of his second season. The Giants lost to the Eagles, which means they are 4-12 this year and...
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    Top 20 spots in 2020 NFL Draft order now set

    Getty Images Only 12 teams are still in business this morning, which means 20 of them are in full offseason mode. At least one of them’s on the clock, but perhaps two as the Bengals’ expected selection of Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow from LSU will clear the way for Washington to pick...
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    Pat Shurmur fired by Giants

    Getty Images The Giants have added another vacancy to this year’s Black Monday pool. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, they’ve fired coach Pat Shurmur. The decision seems easy enough on its face, as Shurmur was 9-23 there in two seasons. That’s the same record he posted during two...
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    Giants keeping G.M., will pursue Matt Rhule

    The Giants are firing their head coach, but they’re not cleaning house. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the team has decided to retain General Manager Dave Gettleman. Of course, that could depend on how candidates for the job think about his presence in the front office. According...
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    Giants confirm Dave Gettleman is staying put, Pat Shurmur out

    Getty Images In a statement confirming this morning’s firing of coach Pat Shurmur, the Giants were careful to say it wasn’t all his fault. He was just the only one they hired. The team’s statement made it seemingly clear that General Manager Dave Gettleman’s status was secure. “Dave...
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    Giants place Scott Simonson on IR, promote Garrett Dickerson

    Getty Images The Giants placed a second tight end on injured reserve in as many days. A day after placing Rhett Ellison on the season-ending list with a concussion, the Giants placed Scott Simonson on injured reserve with a concussion. They filled Simonson’s roster spot by promoting Garrett...
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    2020 promises a who’s who of free-agent quarterbacks

    Getty Images As the 2019 regular season ends, an irregular 2020 offseason could be looming. Free agency currently promises to consist of a laundry list of quarterbacks with recognizable names. And while contracts done (and/or tags applied) between now and the middle of March could remove some...
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