What meeting NFL requirement means for Giants' coaching search — and what it doesn't

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What meeting NFL requirement means for Giants' coaching search — and what it doesn't
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One coach called, one coach visited, one coach dined and more are about to check in.

tRY IT NOW, hosted former Falcons and Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris for an in-person interview, and ate dinner with franchise great Antonio Pierce ahead of his in-person interview Friday, according to various reports.

with Broncos special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi — who was the Saints interim head coach for eight games in 2024 — and showing interest in speaking to Broncos quarterbacks coach Davis Webb. The 30-year-old Webb was a Giants draft pick in 2017 and started the 2022 regular-season finale before his early retirement. Raheem Morris on the sideline during the game against the New Orleans Saints during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.Why the heavy Broncos flavor? Because, under NFL rules, only assistants for the Broncos and Seahawks — the No. 1 seeds in the AFC and NFC playoffs, respectively — are available this week for interviews from postseason participants.The Giants are stuck waiting while John Harbaugh plays out his handJoseph and Rizzi worked with Giants general manager Joe Schoen while he was in the Dolphins front office. Webb is a former Schoen free-agent signing, and a protégé with the Bills and Giants of the recently fired Brian Daboll.Antonio Pierce of the Las Vegas Raiders reacts after the Raiders defeated the New York Giants, 30-6, at Allegiant Stadium on November 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.By bringing in Morris, who was fired Sunday by the Falcons despite a four-game winning streak to finish with back-to-back 8-9 records, and Pierce, the Giants willPierce was fired as Raiders head coach at the end of the 2024 season — after a 26-game stint that included beating the Giants in his debut — and spent plenty of time hanging around East Rutherford this fall. He is intimately familiar with the Giants operation from ownership down and never afraid to speak his mind, including offering an adversarial stance. One of the best free-agent signings in Giants history as a middle linebacker, Pierce was the brains behind the decision for players to wear all-black on the flight to Super Bowl 42. Instead of it being their “funeral,” the Giants upset the undefeated Patriots in one of the NFL’s classic games.John Harbaugh has not even scheduled an interview yet, and the Giants still intend to meet with former Cowboys and Packers head coach Mike McCarthy as well as Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo and other coordinators from teams playing wild-card weekend.

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