Anthony Blevins, who has served as an assistant under three head coaches for the New York Giants since 2018, has been named the head coach of the XFL’s Vegas Vipers.
From the New York Post:
XFL executive vice president of football operations Marc Ross — who oversaw the Giants’ drafts for 11 seasons but just missed crossing paths with Blevins — was involved in the hiring.
“Anthony’s talent and potential were evident throughout the interview process,” Ross said in a statement, “and in speaking with some coaches, staff and former players from the New York Giants, it was clear that he knows how to connect with players and staff.”
Blevins, 46, was hired by then Giants head coach Pat Shurmur to be the team’s assistant special teams coach in 2018, a position he held for two seasons.
In 2020, under head coach Joe Judge, Blevins was shifted over to the defensive side of the ball as the assistant defensive backs coach. The next year, he was given the added responsibility as the assistant special team coordinator.
When Brian Daboll took over the reins as head coach, he kept Blevins on as the special teams assistant but also made him an assistant linebackers coach.
Before coming to the Giants, Blevins, who is nicknamed “Doc Blev”, coached five seasons for the Arizona Cardinals as their assistant special teams coordinator.
