The Giants have delivered another statement refuting allegations of former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, who claims he was notified by Bill Belichick that New York was set to hire Brian Daboll days before Flores interviewed for the position.
“The specific claims against the Giants and Mr. Flores' allegations about the legitimacy of his candidacy for our head coach position are disturbing and simply false,” the statement read.
In the statement, the Giants refute that their decision to hire Daboll came on Jan. 28, a day before Flores’ interview. New York included an itinerary at the end of its statement, stating that Flores spoke with John Mara, Chris Mara, Steve Tisch, and new general manager Joe Schoen at 9 a.m. on Jan. 27., a day before announcing that Daboll was named the new head coach.
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“Our hiring process and, most certainly, our consideration of Mr. Flores was serious and genuine,” the statement read. “We are disappointed to learn that Mr. Flores was under the mistaken impression the job had already been awarded.
“We hired Brian Daboll as our head coach at the conclusion of an open and thorough interview process. No decision was made, and no job offer was extended, until the evening of January 28, a full day after Mr. Flores' in-person interview and day-long visit to the Giants.”
The statement also specifically responded to Flores’ argument that he felt he was entering a sham interview due to Belichick’s accidental text message, meant for Daboll, saying that the decision on Big Blue’s head coach was already made.
“To base that allegation on a text exchange with Bill Belichick in which he ultimately states that he "thinks" Brian Daboll would get the job is irresponsible,” the statement read. “The text exchange occurred the day before Coach Daboll's in-person interview even took place. Giants' ownership would never hire a head coach based only on a 20-minute zoom interview, which is all that Mr. Daboll had at that point.
“In addition, Mr. Belichick does not speak for and has no affiliation with the Giants. Mr. Belichick's text exchange provides no insight into what actually transpired during our head coaching search.”
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