BRIAN DABOLL FIRED; MIKE KAFKA NAMED INTERIM HEAD COACH…
The New York Giants have fired Head Coach Brian Daboll. Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator Mike Kafka has been named interim head coach for the final seven games of the season. In four seasons with the Giants, Daboll compiled a 20-40-1 record (.336 winning percentage). Daboll won “NFL Coach of the Year” honors his first year as the Giants went 9-7-1 and won a playoff game. Since then, however, he was 6-11 in 2023, 3-14 in 2024, and 2-8 in 2025.
In a press release, the team confirmed that Joe Schoen will remain general manager and assist in the search for a new head coach.
“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.”
“We feel like Joe (Schoen) has assembled a good young nucleus of talent, and we look forward to its development,” said Mara. “Unfortunately, the results over the past three years have not been what any of us want. We take full responsibility for those results and look forward to the kind of success our fans expect.
“These are difficult decisions, and John and I do not take them lightly,” said Tisch, “but we feel like this is the right thing to do at this time and will allow us to move forward.”
WHAT’S UP NEXT…
The players are off on Tuesday and there is no media availability to the team. The players return to practice on Wednesday.