EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Mike McCarthy, a Super Bowl champion and one of the most successful NFL coaches of this era, today became the second candidate to interview for the Giants' head coaching position.
McCarthy, 56, met with team president John Mara, general manager Dave Gettleman, vice president of football operations Kevin Abrams, as well as other staff.
Pat Shurmur was dismissed as head coach on Monday.
Kris Richard, the Dallas' Cowboys' defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach, interviewed for the position yesterday.
McCarthy was the Green Bay Packers' coach from 2006-2018 (when he was let go with four games remaining), which was one of the most successful eras in the franchise's storied history. In his 12 full seasons, the Packers qualified for the playoffs nine times, including eight seasons in a row from 2009-16, which is tied for the third-longest streak in NFL history.
McCarthy is one of just four coaches to lead a single franchise to eight or more consecutive postseason appearances, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Tom Landry and Chuck Noll, as well as New England's Bill Belichick.
Green Bay capped the 2010 season with a 31-25 victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV as McCarthy joined Bill Cowher as the only coaches to lead their respective teams to three road victories as the No. 6 seed in the playoffs en route to the championship (a feat Tom Coughlin and the Giants accomplished as a fifth seed in 2007).
McCarthy was 125-77-2 (.618) in the regular season and 10-8 (.556) in the postseason for a combined record of 135-85-2 (613). The 135 victories are the 28th-highest total in NFL history and place McCarthy one victory behind Hall of Fame coach Hank Stram and two behind Sean Payton, whose New Orleans Saints host an NFC Wild Card Game on Sunday.
McCarthy's 135 victories are the second-highest total in Packers history, trailing only Curly Lambeau's 212.
Two of McCarthy's postseason losses were to the Giants in Lambeau Field, in the 2007 NFC Championship Game and a 2011 divisional playoff game.
His 2011 team set a Packers record with 15 victories (against one loss) and established franchise standards for points (560), touchdowns (70), passing touchdowns (51) and total net yards (6,482).
McCarthy is one of the NFL's most innovative offensive coaches. From 2006-17, Green Bay averaged 26.1 points a game, the league's third-highest total during that time. The Packers finished in the top 10 in the NFL in total points every season from 2007-14 and in nine of the 12 seasons McCarthy completed. Over the same 12 year-year period, they finished in the top 10 in total yards nine times. Green Bay's 242 giveaways in that time were the NFL's second fewest.
In his first two years in Green Bay, McCarthy worked with Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre. In 2008, Aaron Rodgers succeeded Favre and went on to become a two-time NFL MVP. In addition, McCarthy and his offense produced five Pro Bowl wide receivers in Donald Driver, Greg Jennings, Randall Cobb, Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams.
When he was hired by the Packers on Jan. 12, 2006, the 42-year-old McCarthy was the NFL's third-youngest head coach, behind Payton and the Jets' Eric Mangini. He took over a team that had finished 4-12, its first losing season since 1991 (pre-Favre). Green Bay was 8-8 in McCarthy's first year and 13-3 in 2007, when the Packers won their first of six NFC North titles during his tenure (including four in a row from 2011-14).
McCarthy entered the NFL in 1993 as the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive assistant/quality control coach and held that same position in New Orleans from 2000-04. Two years later, he began a four-season stint as the Chiefs' quarterbacks coach. McCarthy first moved to Green Bay as the quarterbacks coach in 1999. He was the offensive coordinator for the Saints from 2000-04 and the San Francisco 49ers in 2005.
From 1989-92, McCarthy coached at the University of Pittsburgh. He was born and raised in that city as one of five children. His father, Joe, was a longtime firefighter and police officer.
View photos of former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, who interviewed with the Giants for their vacant position.
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy calls to his team during the first half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 24-17. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy coaches from the sideline during a week 11 NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2018 in Seattle. Seattle won 27-24. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, center, watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy watches from the sideline during an NFL Week 11 game against the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, Nov.15, 2018, in Seattle. The Seahawks defeated the Packers 27-24. (Kevin Terrell via AP)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy talks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 33-30. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, center, greets offensive guard Lane Taylor (65) on the sidline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy talks to Aaron Rodgers during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy talks with quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy prepares for an NFL game against the San Francisco 49er's, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 in Green Bay. (Margaret Bowles via AP)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy coaches from the sideline during a week 11 NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2018 in Seattle. Seattle won 27-24. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy looks at his play sheet during an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 24-17. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy coaches from the sideline during a week 11 NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2018 in Seattle. Seattle won 27-24. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy looks on before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy watches during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy watches during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy congratulates quarterback Brett Favre (4) after a touchdown pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Sept. 18, 2007, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2016, file photo, Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy runs onto the field before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy talks with an official on the sideline during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy gives a thumbs-up after defeating the Cleveland Browns in an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy shakes hands with Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson after a preseason NFL football game Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 24-9. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy addresses the media after an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
ARLINGTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: Mike McCarthy head coach of the Green Bay Packers celebrates from the sideline against the Pittsburgh Steelers during Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. The Packers defeated the Steelers 31-25. (AP Photo/Tom Hauck)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy walks the sidelines against the Atlanta Falcons during the second of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Atlanta. The Falcons won 34-23. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy argues a call during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy walks the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy before the NFL football NFC championship game against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, left, and Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy meet following an NFL preseason football game in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. The Chiefs won 17-7. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is seen during NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, in Minneapolis. Minnesota won 17-14. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, right, watches a missed field goal by Dallas Cowboys during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, left, talks to quarterback Aaron Rodgers during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Minnesota Vikings Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Green Bay, Wis. Packers won 24-10. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy on the sideline against the Washington Redskins, Saturday, August 19, 2017, Landover, MD. The Packers defeated the Redskins 21-17 (Al Tielemans via AP)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy before the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Fans try to touch the Vince Lombardi trophy as Green bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy holds it as he walks past them during the "Return to Titletown" celebration Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in NFL football's Super Bowl XLV on Sunday. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy holds aloft the Vince Lombardi trophy as he walks on to the field for the "Return to Titletown" celebration Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in NFL football's Super Bowl XLV on Sunday. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy shows off his Super Bowl ring Thursday, June. 16, 2011, in Green Bay, Wis. after the Packers ring ceremony at Lambeau Field. The Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy speaks during a news conference Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, in Dallas. The Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win the NFL football Super Bowl XLV football game. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy during Super Bowl XLV on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. The Packers won the game, 31-26. (AP Photo/Gary A. Vasquez)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy speaks during a news conference Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, in Dallas. The Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win the NFL football Super Bowl XLV football game. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy , center in green, looks on in the final seconds of the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy following the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, left, is congratulated by Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin after the Packers won the NFL football Super Bowl XLV game on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. The Packers won 31-25. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy holds the Vince Lombardi trophy after the Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, left, gets doused with Gatorade after his team defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL football Super Bowl XLV game on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. The Packers won 31-25. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is embraced by Green Bay Packers' Greg Jennings after the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. Green Bay won 31-25. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy answers questions during a news conference at the NFL football Super Bowl XLV Media Center in Dallas, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The Packers will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy, top center, joins his team for a team photo, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, in Dallas. Green Bay will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL football Super Bowl XLV Sunday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid greets Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy, right, after the Packers' 21-16 win in an NFL football NFC wild-card playoff game in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, left, talks with head coach Mike McCarthy during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy, left, on the sidelines during the second half of an NFL divisional football playoff game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 42-20. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, left, talks to quarterback Brett Favre (4) during the NFC Championship football game against the New York Giants Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy looks on during the first half of an NFL divisional football playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy talks to quarterback Brett Favre (4) during the second half of an NFL divisional football playoff game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 42-20. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre (4) reacts with coach Mike McCarthy after throwing a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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