The New York Giants announced the hire of Jason Garrett as their offensive coordinator on Friday night, also confirming the hires of defensive coordinator/assistant head coach Patrick Graham and special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey.
In the midst of all that news, an additional reported hire went overlooked.
Alex Marvez of Sirius XM Radio, who has been on point all offseason with coaching hires, reports that the Giants will hire Burton Burns as their next running backs coach, replacing Craig Johnson.
Burns has been out of football for several years, but had previously spent a decade (2007-2017) coaching the running backs at Alabama, where he had crossed paths with current Giants head coach Joe Judge.
Prior to his time at Alabama, Burns spent several years (1999-2006) coaching the running backs Clemson, while also serving as an assistant at both Tulane (1994-1998) and Southern (1981-1985).
The 67-year-old Burns also played fullback at Nebraska from 1971-1975.
