Move is a surprise to at least one league insider
The New York Giants have parted ways with national scout Mike Derice, who had been with the team since 2022.
Neil Stratton of InsidetheLeague.com called the move “a major surprise” and added that Derice, who is “highly-regarded around the league”, should find a new opportunity this offseason.
Before joining the Colts, Derice played and then worked at Stony Brook.
Before joining the Giants in Joe Schoen’s first season as GM, Derice spent 10 years as a scout with the Indianapolis Colts.
This post-NFL Draft period is the time of year when scouting staffs and front offices across the league generally undergo shakeups. For scouts it is the slowest time of the year, thus the best time for teams to make changes.
Derice was part of Schoen’s orginaly shakeup of the Giants’ front office and scouting department.