The New York Giants are in need of a new running backs coach following word that Burton Burns intends to retire. And one such option appeared to be former Kansas City Chiefs assistant Deland McCullough.
Ultimately however, McCullough rebuffed the Giants and will instead remain with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2022.
In turning down the Giants, McCullough also turned down a very lucrative deal. In fact, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic reports the deal would have made McCullough one of the highest-paid running backs coaches in the NFL.
SOURCE: Deland McCullough had an opportunity to become a top-paid RB coach in the NFL w/ the Giants, and working with Brian Daboll was tempting but he's staying at Notre Dame. He came back to college to position himself to be a head coach and believes success at ND will do that.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) February 6, 2022
General manager Joe Schoen did say that he was promised all the resources necessary to build a coaching staff, and apparently both John Mara and Steve Tisch have stayed true to their word.
Unfortunately for the Giants, it wasn’t enough to sway McCullough to leave South Bend, where he was hired at the end of January.
With McCullough now sticking around at Notre Dame, the Giants head back to the drawing board as their search for assistants to fill out Brian Daboll’s staff continues.
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