Tim McDonnell is in his first season as the Giants’ assistant director of player personnel, a position that will entail evaluating players for both the pro and college scouting departments.
McDonnell spent the previous six seasons as a pro scout. His primary responsibilities were evaluating active NFL players and free agents and the advance scouting of Giants opponents.
Before joining the Giants, McDonnell spent eight years working in the Notre Dame football program, the last two as director of player personnel, when he organized and administered the Irish recruiting efforts. He previously served as the director of football personnel for four years. McDonnell covered a variety of football-related matters, served as a liaison between the Irish and NFL personnel, assisted with recruiting efforts, helped to coordinate the walk-on program, and assisted in managing the roster.
McDonnell is a 2005 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., and a three-year football letterman as a receiver. He was the inaugural recipient of the Daniel Allen Sportsmanship Award in 2005, presented to the Holy Cross varsity athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship that coach Daniel Allen exhibited throughout his life. He also received the 2004 Unsung Hero Award as the player who supported the team spiritually, emotionally and physically for the good of the team.
A native of Harrison, N.Y., McDonnell graduated from Iona Prep before starting his collegiate career at Holy Cross. McDonnell is the grandson of Wellington Mara, the Giants’ late and much-loved former president and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, and the late Ann Mara.
McDonnell is married to the former Marisa Meister. The couple has three young sons, Jack Wellington, Conor Timothy, and Timothy John.
