Giants start coaching interviews with Richard
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have started their third search for a head coach since 2015, talking to Dallas defensive assistant coach Kris Richard.
The team said Thursday the 40yearold Richard met with coowner John Mara, general manager Dave Gettleman, vice president of football operations Kevin Abrams and other staff members.
The interview took place three days after Pat Shurmur was fired after posting a 412 record this season and winning nine games in his twoyear tenure.
Shurmur had replaced Ben McAdoo, who was hired in 2016 and fired in early December 2017 with the team en route to a 313 record.
McAdoo was picked to replace Tom Coughlin (200415), who won two Super Bowls and then missed the playoffs in his final four seasons.
New York has only made the playoffs once since the 2011 season, appearing in a wildcard game in McAdoo’s first season.
Richard has been the Cowboys’ defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach for the past two seasons. Prior to Dallas, he spent eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, helping develop a secondary that included Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Brandon Browner and Byron Maxwell. He was Seahawks defensive coordinator from 201517.
In his first season as coordinator, Seattle led the NFL in scoring defense for the fourth consecutive season, becoming the first defense in the Super Bowl era to do that.
Richard was a graduate assistant at Southern Cal in 200809, working with the defensive backs. The former Trojan was a thirdround pick of the Seahawks and played three seasons in Seattle. He also played a year in San Francisco.