As the New York Giants continue their search for a new head coach, a familiar name will be added to the list of candidates as former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is expected to get an interview for the vacant role.
Though he likely isn’t viewed as a top candidate for the head coach role in East Rutherford, it was expected that McCarthy was going to be one of the candidates that received an interview once Pat Shurmur was officially relieved of his duties.
McCarthy has a long history as a coach in the NFL. He got his start in 1993 as the offensive quality control coordinator with the Kansas City Chiefs for two seasons and then held the role of quarterbacks coach until 1998.
McCarthy then joined the Packers coaching staff in 1999 as the quarterbacks coach before becoming the offensive coordiantor for the New Orleans Saints from 2000–2004. He also spent one season as the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers in 2005.
McCarthy would rise to prominence though as the head coach of the Packers beginning in 2006. He held the role until he was fired in 2018 and accumulated a record of 125–77–2 (.618) in the regular season and 10-8 in the playoffs.
He led the Packers to a Super Bowl XLV victory and was the head coach when the Giants defeated Green Bay in both trips to the Super Bowl in 2007 and 2011.
McCarthy is an established coach for the Giants to consider, and it seems he will get his chance to interview this weekend.
