Overview
- New York fired Brian Daboll and retained GM Joe Schoen to run a wide-ranging search for the next head coach.
- New York Post’s Paul Schwartz and ESPN’s Jordan Raanan have identified Freeman as a dark-horse option held in high regard inside the Giants’ building.
- No interview request or formal contact with Freeman has been reported at this time.
- Giants director of player personnel Tim McDonnell previously spent eight years with Notre Dame, a connection highlighted in coverage.
- Freeman, 39, is 40-12 with four bowl wins and a CFP title-game appearance, and his deal through 2030 is reported to average about $9–9.5 million annually.