Buffalo Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen became the first Giants GM candidate to participate in a second interview on Tuesday.
It’s not clear how many of the nine initial candidates have reached round two, but Kansas City Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles reportedly is in the running, as well.
Schoen, 42, “toured the facility” Tuesday in East Rutherford, according to the Giants, and interviewed in person with co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch and VP of player personnel Chris Mara.
The team also said in a press release that Schoen “sat down with other members of the team’s front office.”
Poles, 36, meanwhile, is also expected to receive a second interview, according to NFL Network.
The Giants’ slow and steady pace with their GM search has them behind in head coaching interviews.
There are eight NFL teams with full-time head coaching vacancies, and the Giants are the only one that hasn’t already interviewed or submitted a known request for a candidate yet.
The Bears, Vikings, Dolphins, Jaguars, Broncos, Texans and Raiders are their competition.
Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll could be a natural match with Schoen. Daboll and Schoen both already interviewed with Chicago. Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy could be a fit with Poles as GM.
Former Eagles head coach Doug Pederson connects to both candidates through Andy Reid’s coaching tree, via Reid’s Chiefs team and Bills head coach Sean McDermott, Reid’s former defensive coordinator in Philly.
And Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles goes back to the Miami Dolphins (2008-11) with Schoen.
Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and ex-Dolphins coach Brian Flores both have eyes for the Giants’ job, per sources, and Flores is expected to interview for the job, but the Giants haven’t tipped their hand on their preferences or interests at that spot.
Flores already interviewed for the Bears and Texans jobs and might be suited for a team closer to winning.
Word is he got fired after pushing for improvements at the Dolphins’ GM and QB positions. And he just endured the pains of a Miami rebuild to try to turn that franchise around.
The Giants’ roster is in better shape than when Joe Judge arrived, but it is still in need of major surgery at key positions before the team can compete.
Reports that Flores definitely would bring Texans QB Deshaun Watson to New York with him are not true to the best of the Daily News’ understanding.
A Watson trade also would be incredibly expensive, and Mara and Tisch would be inviting a public relations nightmare by welcoming Watson to their team.
NOT MUCH
The Giants have a league-low $13,986 in unused 2021 cap space to roll over into 2022, and that’s before the NFL audits incentives and bonuses, per ESPN. The Giants are the only team with under $100,000 in unused space. Only eight teams came in under $1 million. And the Jaguars carry over a league-high $25.7 million … Former Giants head coach Ben McAdoo, now a consultant with the Dallas Cowboys, interviewed on Tuesday for the offensive coordinator vacancy on Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule’s staff … The Las Vegas Raiders have egg on their face after Tuesday’s clumsy firing of GM Mike Mayock. The Raiders submitted GM interview requests before publicly announcing Mayock’s firing, so it was business as usual for staff until they learned of candidates’ interviews and Mayock’s fate later via social media. Interim head coach Rich Bisaccia isn’t expected to stay on despite a playoff berth, especially with a new GM on the way. The Raiders’ players, however, clearly have his back … The Seattle Seahawks fired two defensive coaches on Tuesday: defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. and defensive passing game coordinator Andre Curtis. All eyes had been on possible changes or major offseason headlines regarding head coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Russell Wilson, but so far, the only changes have come on D.
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