By Charlotte Carroll, Dan Duggan, Dianna Russini and Jeff Howe
The New York Giants fired coach Brian Daboll on Monday after the team dropped to 2-8 to start the 2025 season.
Daboll finished his tenure with the Giants 20-40-1 in three-plus seasons. Offensive coordinator/assistant head coach Mike Kafka will take over as the team’s interim head coach. He will be the Giants’ sixth head coach since 2016.
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The move to fire Daboll comes after team co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch made the controversial decision this past offseason to give Daboll, as well as general manager Joe Schoen, another year to try to turn things around in New York despite their ugly 9-25 record over the past two seasons. However, Giants fans knew Daboll entered 2025 on the hot seat and facing a ton of pressure to win.
Mara laid down the gauntlet after last season’s embarrassment came to a merciful conclusion, declaring that an improved product “better not take to
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