The New York Giants had initially agreed to bring Freddie Roach on as their defensive line coach, but he ultimately decided to return to Ole Miss and then jet off to Alabama for the 2020 season.
That put the Giants and head coach Joe Judge in a bit of a rough spot, forcing them to go back out into the field to find a replacement.
That replacement has now been located.
Matt Lombardo of NJ Advance Media reports that the Giants are expected to hire Penn State defensive line coach Sean Spencer to fill that same role.
The Giants have hired former Penn State defensive line coach Sean Spencer to fill the same role on Joe Judge’s coaching staff, an individual with knowledge of the team’s plans tells NJ Advance Media.
Spencer has spent the last six year at Penn State coaching the defensive line under James Franklin, whom he had worked with previously while at Vanderbilt (2011-2013). Prior to that, he had made stops Bowling Green, Massachusetts, Hofstra and Villanova, among others.
This will be the first time Spencer coaches at the NFL level.
Spencer brings a real “dog” mentality to the Giants, earning the nickname “Coach Chaos” during his time in Happy Valley, while calling his crew — you guessed it — “Wild Dogs.”
Under Spencer’s watch, the Nittany Lions have consistently had one of the country’s best defensive line, which produced 45 sacks a season ago. They have recorded 40 or more sacks for five consecutive years.
Spencer is likely the final piece to the Giants’ brand new coaching staff. An announcement on all of the hires is imminent.
