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- Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016.
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- Dan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, Sportscenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011, and is also the author of two published novels.
New York Giants They are hiring Denard Wilson as their defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN on Sunday.
They are also expected to hire former Baltimore Ravens Special teams coordinator Chris Horton has been hired to a similar role on coach John Harbaugh’s staff, a source confirmed.
Wilson, 43, who spent the last two seasons as defensive coordinator tennessee titansHarbaugh will serve under him as the Ravens’ defensive backs coach in 2023.
Wilson interviewed for the Giants’ defensive coordinator job after the 2023 season. He was considered the favorite but chose the Titans instead. His defense ranked second at Tennessee in his first year, before guiding a 21st-ranked unit last season.
According to multiple sources, Broncos assistant head coach and defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard and former Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver were also names of serious interest for the Giants’ defensive coordinator position.
Wilson and Horton are the first coordinators hired by Harbaugh, who took the job last week after 18 seasons in Baltimore. The Giants have interest in Todd Monken as their offensive coordinator, but he’s still in the running cleveland browns‘Head-coaching work. Monken was Harbaugh’s offensive coordinator in Baltimore for the past three seasons.
Harbaugh and New York were originally denied a request to interview Horton, but they were determined to wait it out. Baltimore was in the middle of hiring a head coach and chose los angeles chargers Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter last week.
