WATCH: Patriots’ WR coach Joe Judge to become Giants’ head coach

The New York Giants went off the beaten path for their next head coach hire, reportedly going with a name not many have heard yet: Joe Judge.

Judge was most recently the special team’s coordinator and wide receivers coach with the New England Patriots. He has three Super Bowl rings since joining the franchise in 2012 as a special teams assistant.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter was first with the report on Tuesday, revealing that the deal was in the works as of Monday night:

New York Giants are finalizing a deal to make Patriots’ wide receivers coach Joe Judge their next head coach, league sources tell ESPN. Deal was in the works as of last night, which is another reason Matt Rhule took the Panthers’ HC job.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 7, 2020

The Giants fired their previous head coach, Pat Shurmur, on Dec. 30 after going 9-23 over two seasons in East Rutherford.