The Giants have fired assistant defensive line coach Bryan Cox, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports. Defensive line coach Andre Patterson remains in place.
Cox’s dismissal is the latest change to a New York staff that has gone through upheaval during a dismal campaign. The Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll on Nov. 10, replacing him with interim choice Mike Kafka. Two weeks later, Kafka let go of defensive coordinator Shane Bowen.
Cox, who had a long and successful NFL career as a linebacker, coached with the Jets, Browns, Dolphins, Buccaneers, and Falcons before joining the Giants. Daboll hired Cox when he assumed the reins in 2022.
Cox’s Giants tenure began with coordinator Wink Martindale running the defense. He survived Martindale’s January 2024 firing and stayed in place under Bowen. Two weeks after waving goodbye to Bowen, the Giants are going in another direction under Kafka and interim D-coordinator Charlie Bullen.
No specific reason has been given for the firing of the 57-year-old Cox, though the Giants’ last-ranked run defense surely didn’t help his cause. A long line of coaches could follow Cox out the door in the coming weeks. Although it seems improbable, Kafka has a shot to earn the job on a full-time basis. If that happens, he’ll likely continue shaking up the staff he inherited from Daboll.
Expect the entire coaching staff to be let go following the Dallas game in Week 18. Joe Schoen, too.
The Met Life grounds keepers will get promotions though right?
Hopefully not since it’s turf and sports one of the highest injury rates among stadiums.
Tyreek Hill, dislocated knee, Miami — grass.
Fred Warner, dislocated ankle, Tampa — grass.
Cam Skattebo, dislocated ankle, Philadelphia — grass.
Jaxson Dart, concussion, Chicago — grass.
Case closed.
There’s a reason many refer to it as Toxic Turf.
Yet retain the GM that built the roster?
There’s a very good chance he’s gone at the end of the season.
I’ve heard of firesales in the NFL before, but never a giveaway.
He doesn’t need the Giants because he’s been terrific in dozens of movie roles.
And does a great job narrating the McDonalds commercials.
What’s the point of firing someone new every week? Just clean house at the end of the season.
*Don Martindale
It would’ve made my day if the auto-populate function had slotted a photo of Wink in there.
The Giants are a joke…fire the whole staff and start over
Survivor: Hard Knocks comes out next spring. Its just the various Giants coaches getting voted off the island each week.
They fire someone every week since the first person was fired it seems. Are they spinning a wheel or something to decide?
My money is on DB coach next week
The GM needs to go, I don’t know why he’s safe, he’s the idiot behind a lot of things gone wrong
The Giants’ car crash keeps bearing fruit even when they have a bye. Tennessee’s win over Cleveland means the Giants take over #1 in the Tankathon. Giants lose their last 4, they’ll be on the clock for the Draft.