New York Giants reportedly fire head coach Brian Daboll after another lost season

The New York Giants have fired head coach Brian Daboll after Sunday’s defeat left the team with a 2-8 record and staring at another lost season. “The past few seasons have been nothing short of disappointing, and we have not met our expectations for this franchise,” Giants co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch said Monday in a joint statement. “We understand the frustrations of our fans, and we will work to deliver a significantly improved product.” Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka will take control on an interim bases as the Giants search for Daboll’s permanent replacement. The Giants fired Daboll the day after the Giants blew a double-digit lead in their defeat to the Chicago Bears. It was the second time this season the team had lost a game in which they were leading by at least 10 points with fewer than four minutes remaining. Related: From floored to flawed: Does anyone want to win the Super Bowl this season? Daboll was asked about his job security after Sunday’s game and replied: “I’m just focused on these guys in the locker room.” Daboll, who had previously helped Josh Allen develop into one of the league’s best players at the Buffalo Bills, had an excellent start to his Giants career in the 2022 season. He was named the NFL coach of the year after leading the team to an unexpected playoff berth before they lost to their fierce rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles, in the divisional round. However, the team’s fortunes have declined since. They finished 6-11 in 2023, 3-14 in 2024 and will almost certainly miss the playoffs again this season. Daboll is known for his hot temper, and at times clashed with his coaching staff and his players. His job, alongside that of general manager Joe Schoen, was under question at the start of the season but Mara said he would keep them place as long as results improved. “I’m aware of how many games we’ve won, and obviously the results are not even close to what we want them to be,” Mara said before this season. “They’re going to have to get better if we’re going to move on.” The Giants said Schoen will remain in place. “We feel like Joe has assembled a good young nucleus of talent, and we look forward to its development,” Mara said on Monday. “Unfortunately, the results over the past three years have not been what any of us want. We take full responsibility for those results and look forward to the kind of success our fans expect.”