Shortly after announcing the termination of head coach Pat Shurmur, the New York Giants put in requests with the New England Patriots to interview both offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and special teams coordinator/wide receivers coach Joe Judge.
Jim McBride of the Boston Globe reports that both of those requests have now been granted.
According to a league source, the Giants have been granted permission to speak with McDaniels, the Patriots offensive coordinator, and Judge, the club’s special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach, about their head coaching vacancy.
In addition to the Giants, New England also granted permission to the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers to interview McDaniels.
Despite the head coaching interesting, McDaniels remains focused on preparing for the Tennessee Titans and has given little thought to anything else.
“When that stuff is presented to me or discussed with me or whatever, then we’ll deal with it appropriately,” he said Monday. “Honestly, it’s pretty easy for me in terms of formula. I’m the offensive coordinator of the Patriots. We have a lot of work to do, we can improve in a lot of areas to try to get ready for this week — our biggest game of the year against, certainly, the best team we’ve played since a postseason game. Our players deserve that, our coaches deserve that, and that’s what they’re going to get from me.”
McDaniels had previously interviewed for the Giants’ head coaching vacancy prior to the team hiring Pat Shurmur in 2018.
