Giants interview 49ers’ Peters for GM
2nd round of interviews also includes Bills’ Schoen, Chiefs’ Poles
The New York Giants seemingly have finished their interviews for a general manager, meeting with San Francisco 49ers assistant GM Adam Peters on Thursday.
Peters was the third candidate to have a second interview for the job that opened when Dave Gettleman retired a day after the Giants finished a 4-13 season.
New York, which has not made the playoffs since 2016, also had two interviews with Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Joe
Schoen and Kansas City’s executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles.
There was no immediate indication when the Giants planned to announce their new general manager. His first job will be to hire a new coach. Joe Judge was fired the day after Gettleman retired. Judge had a 10-23 record in two seasons.
49ers: San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan is hopeful that star edge rusher Nick Bosa will be cleared to play in a divisional round playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night. Bosa left last week’s wild-card win at Dallas in the first half with a concussion, but has made good progress in his recovery. Bosa returned to practice on a limited basis on Wednesday and then was a full participant on Thursday.
Chiefs: Kansas City linebacker Willie Gay was charged with misdemeanor criminal damage to property after he broke a vacuum and other items during an argument, putting his status for Sunday’s divisional round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills in question.
Gay pleaded not guilty Thursday and was expected to be released from jail later in the day.
Cowboys: The NFL fined Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott $25,000 for comments condoning fans throwing objects at officials after a wild-card loss to San Francisco.
Panthers: Former Washington head coach Jay Gruden and Indianapolis Colts running backs coach Scottie Montgomery have had second interviews with Carolina for their vacant offensive coordinator position, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Vikings: Minnesota completed their first round of general manager interviews Thursday by meeting with Cleveland vice president of player personnel Glenn Cook and New England scouting consultant Eliot Wolf. Philadelphia defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon also interviewed for head coach.
Notes: Chicago Bears tight end Jimmy
Graham, Denver Broncos tight end/ fullback Andrew Beck, and former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson are finalists for the NFL’S Salute to Service Award. The award recognizes people who demonstrated exceptional effort to honor and support members of the military community. It will be recognized on Feb. 10 at NFL Honors, when The Associated Press reveals its individual award winners for the 2021 season . ... A woman who had a son with former NFL defensive lineman Norman Hand was arrested Thursday on allegations of defrauding a health care fund for retired players and their dependents out of about $60,000. A Louisiana State Police investigation alleges that Toni Charles, 53, submitted false claims for Hand’s son to the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Reimbursement Account Plan. Charles responded to an arrest warrant by turning herself in to the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center, where she was booked on charges of theft of more than $25,000 and forgery.