Looks like the Giants have at least two more first interviews for their head coaching gig.
According to SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano, the Giants will interview current defensive coordinator Patrick Graham on Wednesday – likely after GM Joe Schoen speaks to the media at 11:45 a.m. – and former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores on Thursday.
They will be the fifth and sixth candidates interviewed for the job. Schoen interviewed both of the Bills’ coordinators, Brian Daboll and Leslie Frazier, as well as Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo last week, and Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn interviewed on Monday.
Daboll was rumored to be the first to get a second interview, that reportedly happening on Tuesday, and Gregg Giannotti was not shy about discussing how he felt about that on WFAN's Boomer & Gio Show Tuesday morning:
Flores has been known as a candidate since last week, when it was reported that team owner John Mara reached out to him even before hiring Schoen on Friday. Graham was a rumored candidate too, but Sunday night, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network Tweeted that the Steelers had requested permission to interview Graham for their DC position, which is vacant after Keith Butler’s retirement.
Regardless, it’s clear the Giants are wasting no time in their searches; Schoen was hired Friday, just 11 days after Dave Gettleman retired, and they have now interviewed or scheduled interviews with six head coaching candidates, including one second interview, in just two weeks since Joe Judge was fired on Jan. 11.
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