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According to ESPN and NJ.com, the New York Giants will hire Tim Walton as the team’s new cornerbacks coach. The position became vacant earlier this month when the Giants fired Peter Giunta, who had been with the team since 2006, on January 7. That was the same day the Giants also fired Defensive Coordinator Perry Fewell.
The 43-year Walton was last employed by the St. Louis Rams as their defensive coordinator in 2013. Walton’s coaching bio:
- 2013: Defensive Coordinator, St. Louis Rams
- 2009-2012: Defensive Backs Coach, Detroit Lions
- 2008: Defensive Coordinator, University of Memphis
- 2007: Defensive Coordinator, University of Miami
- 2004-2006: Defensive Backs Coach, University of Miami
- 2003: Defensive Backs Coach, Louisiana State University
- 2002: Defensive Backs Coach, Syracuse University
- 2000-2001: Defensive Backs Coach, University of Memphis
- 1999: Defensive Backs Coach, Bowling Green State University
- 1996-1998: Running Backs Coach, Bowling Green State University
- 1995: Graduate Assistant, Bowling Green State University
The Giants safeties coach currently remains David Merritt.
Meanwhile, there is no official word on who the next defensive coordinator will be. The Giants are known to have interviewed Washington Redskins Defensive Backs Coach Raheem Morris, Buffalo Bills Defensive Line Coach Pepper Johnson, ex-Oakland Raiders Head Coach Dennis Allen, and Baltimore Ravens Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs Coach Steve Spagnuolo for the position.
According to one BigBlueInteractive.com source, the Giants agreed to terms with Spagnuolo to be the new defensive coordinator earlier today.
Eric Kennedy
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