Joe Schoen addressed the media Monday afternoon at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center after wrapping up his fourth season as general manager.
Earlier in the day, team president John Mara and executive vice president Steve Tisch released a statement, reiterating that Schoen will continue to lead football operations and conduct the head coach search.
"The 2025 season has been deeply disappointing, and the results on the field have not lived up to the standard this organization and our fans expect," the statement read. "As previously stated, Joe Schoen will remain our General Manager and continue to lead our football operations and the search for our next head coach. Continuity and stability in the front office is important to our progress. We believe in our young core of talent, which we can build around for future success."
Schoen spoke to reporters immediately following the conclusion of exit interviews with the players. The general manager touched on a variety of topics, but at the forefront was the team's upcoming search for a new head coach.
Here is what Schoen had to say about the coaching search the Giants are set to embark on.
📰 With exit meetings complete, Schoen said the search for a new head coach will start immediately. "We're going to start the search for the next head coach of the New York Giants. As soon as I leave here, that's what we're going to go start focusing on. We're going to get the right person to lead the franchise and, again, get us back to what the standard is. That's competing for championships on a yearly basis."
📰 The general manager discussed some of the characteristics they will look for in the next head coach. "The criteria for the next head coach, there's several criteria that we're going to look for, leadership being an important element in the head coaching world. Football acumen will be important. Player development is very important, having a plan for player development. We have a young quarterback. It's going to be important that there's a plan in terms of (quarterback) Jaxson's (Dart) development, holding people accountable, and communication. There's a lot that goes into the head coach that can fall under that leadership element, but those are some of the characteristics that we're going to be looking for in the next head coach."
📰 Previous experience as a head coach will not be a requirement for the position. "We're going to cast a wide net, and there's no directive that it has to be an offensive guy or defensive guy or special teams or college or whatever it may be, having head coaching experience previously, we are going to find the best leader for the franchise."
📰 The Giants hope to undergo a quick turnaround similar to what the Patriots, Jaguars and Bears achieved this season after bringing in a new coach. "When you look at those franchises that did that, I believe New England was picking four and Jacksonville may have been at five and what teams are in the top ten again. Those are two really good examples. Caleb Williams and Chicago, what they were able to do. Each of those franchises brought in new head coaches and were able to turn it around rather quickly. Drake Maye is in the MVP race right now. Caleb Williams, we obviously played against him. He's had a really good year and playing at a high level. That's certainly an opportunity that you look at those franchises and how they put it together in a quick turnaround. In an ideal world, yeah, that would be it."
📰 Schoen said the presence of quarterback Jaxson Dart on the roster has made the team's vacancy appealing to possible candidates. "From the people I've talked to, the consensus, there are a lot of potential head coaching candidates that are excited about the opportunity here because of Jaxson Dart."
📰 Schoen said he has already been working for weeks with his leadership council to gather background on potential candidates, and that the GM, the council, and ownership will all be involved with the interview process. "We will all go through the interview process together, and collectively we'll come up with who the next head coach of the New York Giants is going to be. Ultimately, it's ownership's decision, but I imagine that's going to be a collaborative effort."
📰 Interim head coach Mike Kafka will get an opportunity to interview for the full-time position following his seven-game stint as head coach, which included two "impressive" wins to end the season. "He's going to get an interview, and he's done a good job. He's been on the interview for the last, you know, several weeks. Enjoyed working with Mike. His leadership offensively, he was able to still handle the play calling. I believe we ended up 13th in the league in offense. I think we were 30th last year. You know, fifth in the run. Fifth in the league in rushing. So, it was impressive."
📰 Schoen said head coach interviews will begin immediately. "We're going to start mapping this out and interviews will start this week."
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DB Jarrick Bernard-Converse, WR Xavier Gipson, RB Dante Miller - Free Agent Signing from NYG PS | TE Tanner Connor, DL Casey Rogers - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) | CB Cor'Dale Flott, DL Rakeem Nuñez-Roches Sr., WR Wan'Dale Robinson - Reserve/Injured (January 3)
WR Beaux Collins - Practice Period Expired (remain on IR) (December 31)
OL Joshua Ezeudu - Practice Period Expired (remain on IR) (December 31)
CB Myles Purchase - Practice Squad (December 30)
DL Elijah Chatman, C Bryan Hudson, S Raheem Layne, K Ben Sauls - Free Agent Signing from NYG Practice Squad | DL D.J. Davidson, S Tyler Nubin, C John Michael Schmitz, OT Andrew Thomas - Reserve/Injured | TE Zach Davidson, RB Dante Miller - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (December 27)
DB Patrick McMorris - Practice Squad (December 26)
P Cameron Johnston - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (December 22)
CB Art Green - Activated, from Reserve | OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux - Reserve/Injured | DL Elijah Chatman, K Ben Sauls - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (December 20)
TE Tanner Conner - Practice Squad Exception (December 18)
OLB Caleb Murphy - Claimed off waivers from NE (December 16)
K Younghoe Koo - Waived, No Recall (December 16)
G Evan Neal - Designated for Return / Returned to Practice (December 16)
DB Jarrick Bernard-Converse - Practice Squad (December 16)
WR Dalen Cambre, OLB Tomon Fox - Free Agent Signings from NYG PS | ILB Darius Muasau - Activated, from Reserve | DB Jarrick Bernard-Converse - Waived, No Recall | OLB Victor Dimukeje, CB Nic Jones - Reserve/Injured | DL Elijah Chatman, P Cameron Johnston - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) | (December 13)
WR Ryan Miller - Claimed off waivers from TB (December 11)
WR Beaux Collins - Designated for Return / Returned to Practice (December 10)
OL Joshua Ezeudu - Returned to Practice (December 10)
WR Xavier Gipson - Practice Squad Exception (December 10)
P Cameron Johnston - Practice Squad Veteran (December 10)
WR Ray-Ray McCloud - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (December 10)
CB Myles Purchase- Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (December 10)
ILB Darius Muasau - Designated for Return / Returned to Practice (December 9)
CB Art Green - Designated for Return / Returned to Practice (December 9)
DL Casey Rogers - Practice Squad (December 8)
OLB Tomon Fox - Practice Squad Exception (December 4)
OLB Tomon Fox - Waived, No Recall (December 2)
OLB Tomon Fox - Free Agent Signing from NYG PS (December 1)
LB Swayze Bozeman - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (December 1)
WR Dalen Cambre - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (December 1)
CB Myles Purchase - Practice Squad (November 25)
TE Maximilian Mang - International Practice Player Signing (November 24)
K Jude McAtamney - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (November 24)
RB Eric Gray - Activated, from Reserve (November 22)
TE Thomas Fidone II - Reserve/Injured (November 22)
LB Swayze Bozeman - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (November 22)
WR Dalen Cambre - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (November 22)
OLB Tomon Fox - Practice Squad Exception (November 19)
RB Eric Gray - Returned to Practice (November 19)
OLB Tomon Fox - Waived, No Recall (November 17)
K Younghoe Koo - Free Agent Signing from NYG PS (November 15)
G Evan Neal - Reserve/Injured (November 15)
WR Dalen Cambre - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (November 15)
DL Elijah Chatman - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (November 15)
WR Isaiah Hodgins - Free Agent Signing from PIT PS (November 13)
OLB Trace Ford - Practice Squad (November 13)
K Graham Gano - Reserve/Injured (November 12)
TE Zach Davidson - Practice Squad (November 11)
K Ben Sauls - Practice Squad (November 11)
LB Zaire Barnes - Free Agent Signing (from NYG PS) (November 8)
OLB Tomon Fox - Free Agent Signing (from NYG PS) (November 8)
WR Beaux Collins - Reserve/Injured (November 8)
ILB Darius Muasau - Reserve/Injured (November 8)
K Younghoo Koo - Activated from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (November 8)
WR Ray-Ray McCloud - Activated from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (November 8)
CB Rico Payton - Activated, from Reserve (November 1)
CB Art Green - Reserve/Injured (November 1)
WR Ray-Ray McCloud III - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (November 1)
LB Zaire Barnes - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (November 1)
CB Rico Payton - Designated for Return / Returned to Practice (October 29)
DB Jarrick Bernard-Converse - Claimed, off Waivers from CLE (October 28)
RB Cam Skattebo - Reserve/Injured (October 28)
LB Swayze Bozeman - Practice Squad (October 28)
WR Juice Wells Jr. - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (October 28)
K Graham Gano - Activated, from Reserve (October 25)
LB Swayze Bozeman - Waived, No Recall (October 25)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 25)
S Raheem Layne - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 25)
WR Ray-Ray McCloud III - Practice Squad Veteran (October 23)
K Jude McAtamney - International Practice Player Signing (October 23)
DB LaMareon James - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (October 23)
K Graham Gano - Designated for Return/Returned to Practice (October 22)
CB Korie Black - Free Agent Signing (October 21)
K Jude McAtamney - Waived, No Recall (October 21)
DL Elijah Garcia - Practice Squad (October 21)
LB Jonas Griffith - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (October 21)
OLB Victor Dimukeje - Activated, from Reserve (October 18)
DL Elijah Garcia - Waived, No Recall (October 18)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 18)
LB Zaire Barnes - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 18)
OLB Victor Dimukeje - Returned to Practice (October 15)
WR Juice Wells Jr. - Practice Squad (October 13)
LB Jonas Griffith - Practice Squad Veteran (October 13)
LB Neville Hewitt - Free Agent Signing (from NYG PS) (October 9)
K Jude McAtamney - Free Agent Signing (from NYG PS) (October 9)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 9)
LB Zaire Barnes - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 9)
LB Neville Hewitt - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 4)
K Jude McAtamney - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 4)
OLB Tomon Fox - Practice Squad Exception (October 1)
WR Malik Nabers - Reserve/Injured (September 29)
OLB Tomon Fox - Waived, No Recall (September 29)
DL Elijah Garcia - Free Agent Signing from NYG PS (September 27)
OLB Tomon Fox - Free Agent Signing from NYG PS (September 27)
K Jude McAtamney - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 27)
LB Neville Hewitt - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 27)
K Graham Gano - Reserve/Injured (September 27)
OLB Tomon Fox - Practice Squad Exception (September 24)
K Younghoe Koo - Practice Squad Veteran (September 23)
LB Curtis Jacobs - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (September 23)
OLB Tomon Fox - Waived, No Recall (September 22)
OLB Tomon Fox - Free Agent Signing from NYG PS (September 20)
WR Xavier Gipson - Waived, No Recall (September 20)
DL Elijah Garcia - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 20)
LB Neville Hewitt - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 20)
DB LaMareon James - Practice Squad (September 17)
DB Dee Williams - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (September 17)
LB Swayze Bozeman - Free Agent Signing from NYG Practice Squad (September 16)
LB Chris Board - Reserve/Injured (September 16)
LB Neville Hewitt - Practice Squad Veteran (September 16)
LB Curtis Jacobs - Practice Squad Exception (September 16)
WR Dalen Cambre - Practice Squad (September 16)
TE Qadir Ismail - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (September 16)
DB Patrick McMorris - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (September 16)
DL Elijah Garcia - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 13)
LB Swayze Bozeman - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 13)
WR Xavier Gipson - Claimed off Waivers from NYJ (September 11)
ILB Micah McFadden - Reserve/Injured (September 11)
CB Tre Hawkins III - Waived, No Recall from Reserve/Injured (September 9)
T Reid Holskey - Practice Squad (September 8)
G McClendon Curtis - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (September 8)
DL Elijah Garcia - Activated from Practice Squad/Standard Elevation (Sept. 6)
WR Gunner Olszewski - Free Agent Signing (August 29)
CB Rico Payton - Reserve/Injured (August 29)
LB Zaire Barnes - Practice Squad (August 29)
G McClendon Curtis - Practice Squad (August 29)
OLB Trace Ford - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (August 29)
LB Swayze Bozeman, TE Qadir Ismail, DB Patrick McMorris - Practice Squad (August 28)
S Beau Brade - Claimed off Waivers from BAL (August 27)
CB Rico Payton - Claimed off Waivers from NOR (August 27)
CB Korie Black - Waived, No Recall (August 27)
WR Gunner Olszewski - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 27)
WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette - Practice Squad Veteran (August 27)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Practice Squad Veteran (August 27)
K Jude McAtamney - International Practice Player Signing (August 27)
OLB Trace Ford, DL Elijah Garcia, OL Bryan Hudson, G Jake Kubas, S Raheem Layne, RB Dante Miller - Practice Squad (August 27)
DL Elijah Chatman, OLB Tomon Fox, DL Jordon Riley, CB Dee Williams - Practice Squad Exception (August 27)
OL Joshua Ezeudu - Reserve/Injured / Designated for Return (August 26)
RB Eric Gray - Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (August 26)
OLB Victor Dimukeje - Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (August 26)
WR Da'Quan Felton, CB Tre Hawkins, TE Jermaine Terry - Waived, Injured (August 26)
T Stone Forsythe, WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey, DL Jeremiah Ledbetter, WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette, RB Jonathan Ward - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 26)
WR Dalen Cambre, DL Elijah Chatman, QB Tommy DeVito, TE Greg Dulcich, DL Cory Durden, OLB Trace Ford, OLB Tomon Fox, DL Elijah Garcia, OL Bryan Hudson, G Jake Kubas, S Raheem Layne, K Jude McAtamney, RB Dante Miller, S Makari Paige, DL Jordon Riley, WR Antwane Wells, DB Dee Williams - Waived, No Recall (August 26)
CB TJ Moore - Reserve/Injured (August 24)
S K'Von Wallace - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 24)
WR Zach Pascal - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 22)
WR Jordan Bly, ILB K.J. Cloyd, CB O'Donnell Fortune, ILB Dyontae Johnson, C Jimmy Morrissey, WR Montrell Washington, OL Jaison Williams - Waived, No Recall (August 22)
T Andrew Thomas - Passed Physical (August 19)
LB K.J. Cloyd - Free Agent Signing (August 4)
RB Jonathan Ward - Free Agent Signing (August 4)
LB Ty Summers - Reserve/Injured (August 4)
RB Rushawn Baker - Waived, Injured (August 4)
WR Gunner Olszewski - Free Agent Signing (July 28)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton - Reserve/Injured (July 28)
S K'Von Wallace - Free Agent Signing (July 22)
DB Anthony Johnson - Waived, Injured (July 22)
T Andrew Thomas - Declared Physically Unable to Perform (July 22)
RB Eric Gray - Declared Physically Unable to Perform (July 22)
OLB Victor Dimukeje - Declared Non-Football Injury (July 22)
Giants receive 2026 sixth-round draft pick from Dolphins in exchange for conditional 2027 seventh-round selection and TE Darren Waller (July 7)
RB Cam Skattebo - Selection List Signing (June 18)
DL Darius Alexander - Selection List Signing (June 2)
QB Jaxson Dart - Selection List Signing (May 30)
OLB Abdul Carter - Selection List Signing (May 22)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Free Agent Signing (May 12)
CB T.J. Moore - Free Agent Signing (May 12)
DB R.J. Delancy III - Waived, No Recall (May 12)
DB Tommy McCormick - Waived, No Recall (May 12)
OL Marcus Mbow - Selection List Signing (May 9)
TE Thomas Fidone II - Selection List Signing (May 9)
CB Korie Black - Selection List Signing (May 9)
RB Rushawn Baker, WR Jordan Bly, WR Dalen Cambre, WR Beaux Collins, DB R.J. Delancey, WR Da'Quan Felton, OLB Trace Ford, DB O'Donnell Fortune, DB Tommy McCormick, DB Makari Paige, TE Jermaine Terry, WR Antwane Wells, OL Jaison Williams - Free Agent Signing (May 9)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (May 9)
DL Casey Rogers - Waived, No Recall (May 8)
CB Korie Black - Selected in the 7th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 246 overall) (April 26)
TE Thomas Fidone II - Selected in the 7th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 219 overall) (April 26)
OL Marcus Mbow - Selected in the 5th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 154 overall) (April 26)
RB Cam Skattebo - Selected in the 4th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 105 overall) (April 26)
DL Darius Alexander - Selected in the 3rd Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 65 overall) (April 25)
QB Jaxson Dart - Selected in the 1st Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 25 overall) (April 24)
LB Abdul Carter - Selected in the 1st Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 3 overall) (April 24)
DT Ross Blacklock - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (April 15)
QB Jameis Winston - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 31)
LB Ty Summers - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 31)
QB Russell Wilson - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 26)
ILB Dyontae Johnson - Exclusive Rights Signing (March 26)
WR Zach Pascal - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 25)
OL Aaron Stinnie - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 25)
OLB Victor Dimukeje - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 21)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 21)
OL Greg Van Roten - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 19)
DL Jeremiah Ledbetter - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 18)
LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles - Free Agent Signing (March 17)
CB Paulson Adebo - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
S Jevón Holland - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
WR Darius Slayton - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
DL Chauncey Golston - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
OL James Hudson III - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
LB Chris Board - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
OL Stone Forsythe - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette - Re-signed (March 12)
DT Roy Robertson-Harris - Free Agent Signing (March 10)
P Jamie Gillan - Re-signed (March 8)
TE Chris Manhertz - Re-signed (March 8)
QB Tommy DeVito - Re-signed (March 8)
OLB Tomon Fox - Re-signed (March 7)
LS Casey Kreiter - Re-signed (March 5)
WR Montrell Washington - Free Agent Signing (February 14)
CB Nic Jones - Free Agent Signing (February 14)
DT Ross Blacklock - Reserve/Future (January 6)
C Bryan Hudson - Reserve/Future (January 6)
K Jude McAtamney - Reserve/Future (January 6)
C Jimmy Morrissey - Reserve/Future (January 6)
DT Casey Rogers - Reserve/Future (January 6)
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