New York Giants Announce Coaching Changes

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Mar 062023
 
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The New York Giants officially announced four new additions to the coaching staff:

  • Running Backs Coach Jeff Nixon
  • Assistant Offensive Line Coach Chris Smith
  • Assistant Special Teams Coach Stephen Thomas
  • Offensive Assistant Christian Daboll

Nixon and Daboll had been previously reported.

The team also announced the following coaches have been promoted:

  • Mike Treier, promoted from assistant defensive backs coach to safeties coach
  • Christian Jones, promoted from offensive assistant to assistant quarterbacks coach
  • Angela Baker, promoted from offensive quality control coach to offensive assistant

The 48-year old Nixon served as assistant head coach-offense for the Carolina Panthers in 2022. Nixon was the running backs coach for the Panthers in 2020 and 2021. He also worked with Brian Daboll with the Miami Dolphins in 2011 when Daboll was the team’s offensive coordinator and Nixon the running backs coach.

Smith was the offensive coordinator at Holy Cross in 2022 and served at the college’s offensive line coach and run game coordinator for five seasons before that.

The 39-year old Thomas spent the last four seasons at a defensive quality control coach for the Detroit Lions.

Christian Daboll served as a student coach at Penn State University for the last three and a half years. Last season, he signaled in the plays during games for Penn State.

The 32-year old Treier joined the Giants in 2020 as defensive quality control coach before becoming assistant defensive backs coach in 2021.

Jones joined the Giants in 2022 after serving three years as offensive quality control coach and assistant wide receivers coach with the Minnesota Vikings.

Baker’s first NFL position came with the Giants in 2022.

For a complete listing of the coaching staff, see the New York Giants Coaching Staff section of the website.

New Running Back Coach for Giants; Brian Daboll Hires Son

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Feb 232023
 
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NEW RUNNING BACK COACH FOR GIANTS…
Last week, the Indianapolis Colts hired DeAndre Smith, who served as the running backs coach for the New York Giants in 2022. It is not yet publicly known what role Smith will serve on the Colts’ staff.

Media sources reported on Thursday that the Giants replaced Smith with Jeff Nixon, who served as Assistant Head Coach-Offense for the Carolina Panthers in 2022. The 48-year old Nixon was the running backs coach for the Panthers in 2020 and 2021. He had interviewed for the offensive coordinator vacancy with the Dallas Cowboys earlier this month. Nixon also worked with Brian Daboll with the Miami Dolphins in 2011 when Daboll was the team’s offensive coordinator and Nixon the running backs coach.

For a complete listing of the coaching staff, see the New York Giants Coaching Staff section of the website.

BRIAN DABOLL HIRES SON…
New York Giants Head Coach Brian Daboll has hired one of his sons, Christian Daboll, as an offensive assistant coach. Christian has served as a student coach at Penn State University for the last three and a half years. Last season, he signaled in the plays during games.

DAVIS WEBB BECOMES QB COACH FOR BRONCOS…
Davis Webb, who served as the third-string quarterback for the New York Giants in 2022, has been hired by the Denver Broncos as the team’s quarterback coach. Webb had spent the entire season on the Giants’ Practice Squad, but started the regular-season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles.