Joe Schoen will indeed hire the next New York Giants head coach.
Big Blue will retain the embattled general manager, the team announced Monday.
“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,” John Mara and Steve Tisch said in a statement. “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 said Monday in a news conference that he was "humbled and honored" to stay on as Giants GM and lead the search for the next coach.
"There's several criteria that we're going to look for" in the next head coach, Schoen said, among them leadership, football acumen, player development and communication. The Giants GM added that "there a lot of potential head coaching candidates that are excited about the opportunity" in New York because of players like Jaxson Dart and the roster in place.
Despite outside clamoring for Schoen’s dismissal, ownership has backed the GM through a four-win season. Upon firing coach Brian Daboll, Mara said he believed Schoen had built a good core that could help build a winner.
In 2025, Big Blue drafted Dart and Abdul Carter in the first round and added Cam Skattebo in the third. Dart provided life to the franchise, Carter came on strong down the stretch, and Skattebo was a revelation before an injury waylaid his campaign. In 2024, Malik Nabers was a shining star before suffering a season-ending knee injury early this year. Even with those bright spots, there are plenty of holes Schoen must fill if New York is to have a quick turnaround.
The first step will be finding the right coach to turn around a franchise that finished in the basement of the NFC East the past two seasons.
In four years, Schoen has a 22-45-1 regular-season record with New York, which has gone 1-1 in one postseason appearance during his time.
"To our fans, I understand that the wins haven't been to what our expectation is," Schoen said. "I'm fortunate enough to be tasked with getting the franchise back where it belongs."