LAS VEGAS — The search continues.
The Giants wished to have a brand new defensive coordinator in place by the tip of this previous week however that didn’t occur.
As an alternative of discovering a successor to Wink Martindale, the Giants are literally including to the candidate record.
Head coach Brian Daboll interviewed Daronte Jones, the Vikings’ defensive backs coach and passing sport coordinator, final week on the Senior Bowl in Cell, Ala., the Publish confirmed.
That’s the eighth recognized candidate for the defensive coordinator function, a key place on the offensive-minded Daboll’s employees.
Jones, 45, served because the defensive coordinator for the Nationwide Workforce on the Senior Bowl.
Notably, the Giants’ quarterbacks coach, Shea Tierney, was the offensive coordinator for the Nationwide squad.
Jones performed cornerback at Temple after which Morgan State and launched into his teaching profession in 2001.
He made it to the NFL in 2016 with the Dolphins.
He has additionally labored for the Bengals and his first stint with the Vikings was in 2020 on Mike Zimmer’s employees.
He left the league to grow to be the defensive backs coach at LSU but it surely was a short keep in Baton Rouge, La., lasting solely the 2021 season engaged on Ed Ogeron’s employees.
When Brian Kelly took over in 2022, he didn’t retain Jones and the brand new Vikings head coach, Kevin O’Connell, welcomed Jones again because the defensive backs coach, including defensive cross sport coordinator to his job description as one of many prime assistants for defensive coordinator Brian Flores.
Jones has by no means been a defensive coordinator within the NFL.
Daboll twice interviewed Dennard Wilson, the previous Ravens defensive backs coach, however Wilson went to the Titans.
The one Giants interviewee whose crew continues to be enjoying is Chiefs linebackers coach Brendan Daly, who wouldn’t be capable to be employed till after Tremendous Bowl 2024.
Payments linebackers coach Bobby Babich met with Daboll however Babich was promoted by the Payments to their defensive coordinator function.
Two former NFL defensive coordinators, Shane Bowen (Titans) and Derrick Ansley (Chargers) additionally met with Daboll, as did Dolphins linebackers coach Anthony Campanile.
The Giants wished to talk with Ejiro Evero however new Panthers head coach Dave Canales introduced Evero again because the defensive coordinator.