Overview
- A team spokesman said Ronnie Barnes keeps his title and continues to oversee medical services, with the only planned change being the hiring of a head athletic trainer under him.
- Early reports stated Barnes was out as head trainer before the club issued its clarification later in the morning.
- NFL Network reports the incoming head athletic trainer is expected to have ties to Harbaugh’s Baltimore staff and the training room will be restructured.
- The move follows years of scrutiny over player health, with studies showing the Giants led the NFL in man-games lost from 2009 through 2021.
- Harbaugh’s broader shakeup has already included the departure of longtime executive Kevin Abrams and significant coaching staff turnover.