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Giants Dismiss Assistant D-Line Coach Bryan Cox in Latest Staff Shake-Up

The move reflects a continuing overhaul of a league-worst run defense under interim leadership focused on tackling accountability.

Overview

  • The New York Post reported Friday that Bryan Cox was fired as assistant defensive line coach, and his name has been removed from the team website.
  • Cox is the third Giants coach dismissed this season and the second since Mike Kafka replaced Brian Daboll as head coach.
  • Defensive coordinator Shane Bowen was fired last week, with Charlie Bullen now calling the defense after being elevated to interim defensive coordinator.
  • Bullen recently reinstated a tackling circuit with stricter accountability, and Cox and Andre Patterson had been working across position groups on fundamentals.
  • New York ranks last in the NFL in rushing defense, and the team has not provided an explanation for Cox’s dismissal.