Bills OC Brian Daboll has a second interview with Giants
FILE – New York Giants coach Joe Judge, right, watches team president John Mara speak during NFL football team training camp on July 31, 2021 in Newark, NJ New York Giants co-owner John Mara’s low point is over 30 The year-long association with the franchise saw the team struggle during a four-game winning season that led initially to the retirement of general manager Dave Gettleman and the dismissal of coach Joe Judge. (AP Photo/John Munson, File)
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Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll has apparently become the favorite for the vacant New York Giants head coaching position.
Daboll got his second interview for the job in five days when he spent Tuesday with co-owners Steve Tisch and John Mara, new general manager Joe Schoen and senior vice president of player personnel Chris Mara at the headquarters of the team. The 46-year-old was also interviewed on Friday during a videoconference.
He is the first man to receive two interviews for the job, which opened up when Joe Judge was fired Jan. 11 after a 4-13 second season. He was 10-23 during his short tenure.
The Giants also spoke with Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo and Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. The team also plans to meet with current Giants defensive coordinator Pat Graham on Wednesday and former Miami coach Brian Flores on Thursday.
Schoen, who was the Bills’ assistant general manager before being hired by the Giants on Friday, and Daboll have worked with the Bills for the past four seasons.
Under Daboll, the Bills finished third in the NFL, averaging 28.4 points last season. Quarterback Josh Allen finished sixth in the league with a franchise-record 409 completions along with 36 touchdowns and 4,407 yards.
Buffalo won the AFC East for the second straight season, but its season ended at Kansas City for the second straight year with a 42-36 overtime loss to the Chiefs in a division game.
Daboll was the AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year after the Bills finished 13-3 in 2020. He joined Buffalo in 2018 after helping lead Alabama to the national championship in 2017 as an offensive coordinator and coach quarters of Crimson Tide.
Daboll has 20 years of coaching experience in the NFL. He spent 11 seasons with the New England Patriots (2000-06, 2013-16). He was offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns (2009-10), Miami Dolphins (2011) and Chiefs (2012). He was also the quarterbacks coach for the Jets in 2007-08.
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