New York Giants Set To Hire Joe Judge As Head Coach: Report

NEW YORK, NY — The New York Giants are set to hire Joe Judge, the New England Patriots' wide receiver coach and special teams coordinator, as their next head coach, according to ESPN.

Judge has coached for the Patriots since 2012, and he was their assistant special teams coach for three years and special teams coordinator for four years. In 2018, he was promoted to become the Patriots' receivers coach.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Giants are finalizing a deal that was "in the works" on 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

Judge has three Super Bowl rings as a member of coach Bill Belichick's staff in New England. He also spent three seasons with coach Nick Saban at Alabama, from 2009 to 2011.

The Giants also have received permission from the Dallas Cowboys to speak with former head coach Jason Garrett regarding the offensive coordinator position on Judge's staff, sources told ESPN's Ed Werder on Tuesday.

The New York Giants were planning on interviewing Baylor head coach Matt Rhule before he accepted the Carolina Panthers' head coaching job.

One note on the #Giants: Matt Rhule called them before signing his 6-year deal with the #Panthers and gave them the opportunity to match and lure him to get on the plane. They declined and hired Joe Judge instead.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 7, 2020

Judge would become the 19th head coach in franchise history. He replaces Pat Shurmur, who was fired after two seasons.