Giants send coach Shurmur packing, retain GM Gettleman
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants fired coach Pat Shurmur after the onceproud franchise took a step back by winning four games in a season marked by a team recordtying nine-game losing streak.
The Giants also announced Monday general manager Dave Gettleman will return despite seeing the team win only nine games in his two seasons.
Co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch informed Shurmur, 54, of the decision Monday, less than a day after the Giants (4-12) failed to play the spoiler role and saw the Philadelphia Eagles beat them 34-17 to win the NFC East.
This was Shurmur’s second head coaching job. He went 9-23 in two seasons with the Browns, the same record he had with the Giants.
Washington ousts Allen as president
Washington team president Bruce Allen was fired after a tumultuous decade with the team once coached by his father, late Pro Football Hall of Famer George Allen.
From the outset of the 2010 season, Washington went 62-97-1 with Allen serving as owner Daniel Snyder’s right-hand man, a stretch that featured only two playoff appearances and zero playoff victories.
There could be another important move soon, too: Ron Rivera, fired as coach of the Panthers during the season, visited the team Monday. Rivera has quickly emerged as Washington’s top coaching candidate.
Dolphins’ Howard arrested for battery
Miami cornerback Xavien Howard was arrested on a domestic battery charge following an argument with his fiance over the purchase of a purse, according to a police report.
Howard, a Baylor and Wheatley High product who made the
Pro Bowl in 2018 but missed much of this season with a knee injury, faces a possible suspension to start the 2020 season.
The police report from Davie, Fla., said the argument Sunday night became physical when Howard grabbed his fiance’s arm and pushed her against a mirrored glass in the hallway of their bedroom. He let her go, causing her to fall to the floor on her right arm, which landed on his crutches, the report said.