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Brian Daboll’s run with the New York Giants came to an end on Monday as the team allowed another fourth-quarter comeback to doom them, resulting in their eighth loss of the season.
Multiple reports indicated that the team and Daboll parted ways, which is an abnormal move for an organization that usually likes to wait until the end of the season to decide on coaching changes. He’s the second head coach to be fired by the Giants in the middle of the year since Tom Coughlin left the franchise. The team fired Bob McAdoo before the 2017 season was over.
The Giants confirmed Daboll’s dismissal later in the day.
“We spoke this morning about the direction of our franchise on the field, and we have decided that, at this time, it is in our best interest to make a change at the head coaching position,” team president John Mara and chairman Steve Tisch said in a joint statement.
“The past few seasons have been nothing short of disappointing, and we have not met our expectations for this franchise. We understand the frustrations of our fans, and we will work to deliver a significantly improved product.
“We appreciate Coach Daboll for his contributions to our organization. We wish the Daboll family all the best in the future.”
Daboll was the Buffalo Bills’ offensive coordinator from 2018 to 2021 and was credited with helping turn Josh Allen into an MVP candidate during his tenure. There was hope he could do the same with Daniel Jones as the two quarterbacks shared similar characteristics.
In Daboll’s first season, the Giants went from 4-13 under head coach Joe Judge to 9-7-1 and made the playoffs. Jones led New York to a road playoff win over the Minnesota Vikings before losing to the Philadelphia Eagles. But the hope was there that the Giants could get back to the proud organization it once was on the football field.
Ultimately, injuries and inconsistent play doomed the Daboll era beginning in Year 2. He would never have a winning record again as Giants head coach even though the team was ranked first in takeaway/giveaway ratio in 2022. Daboll never had more than six wins in New York after the playoff appearance in his debut head-coaching season.
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There was a bit of hope going into 2025 that New York could turn it around. The team selected Abdul Carter to join him with Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Dexter Lawrence on defense. He took a flier on Jaxson Dart late in the first round of the draft and it paid its dividends for the most part as the Ole Miss standout has become one of the most exciting players among the rookie class.
The team’s failure to close out games failed to inspire hope through the first 10 weeks of the season.
The Giants’ two wins on the year came at home against the Los Angeles Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles. But games that looked like wins against the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos and the Bears became crushing reminders of how far the team is from playoff contention.
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New York offensive coordinator Mike Kafka will be the interim head coach, according to reports. He’s been the offensive coordinator since 2022 and was named the assistant head coach in 2024.
Daboll, the 2022 NFL Coach of the Year, finishes his career with the Giants with a 20-40-1 record.
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