The Giants could likely take one name off the list to fill the defensive coordinator vacancy.
The Titans have hired Ravens defensive backs coach Denard Wilson as their new defensive coordinator. ESPN first reported it Wednesday night..
The paper’s Ryan Dunleavy reported on Saturday that Wilson, 41, was named after Chiefs linebackers coach Brendan Daley as another potential candidate for the Big Blue coordinator role. ) reported that he had received a second interview with the Giants (the only known candidate to do so).
Dunleavy said the Rams were among the teams that had a chance to acquire Wilson, but Wilson will instead join Tennessee, which hired former Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as its new head coach last week. It is said that it will happen.
Wilson will look to help strengthen the Titans’ defense, which ranked 16th in the NFL in points allowed per game (21.6) last season.
Wilson, who was the defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator for the Jets (2017-20), joined the Ravens in 2023 after a stint with the Eagles and helped significantly improve their pass defense.
Baltimore ranked in the bottom third of the league with over 232 passing yards per game in 2022, but the Ravens stepped up in that department in 2023, ranking fifth in the NFL with 191.9 passing yards per game. Ta.
The Giants missed out on Wilson, but are expected to name Wink Martindale’s replacement in the near future, the Post’s Paul Schwartz reported Tuesday.
“[Brian Daboll] We’re working on it right now,” general manager Joe Schon said Tuesday at the Senior Bowl. “We hope to have some resolution for the defensive coordinator position by the end of the week. There were many excellent candidates that the Dabes interviewed and we are excited about some of the finalists.”
In addition to Daly, other candidates include Dolphins linebackers coach Anthony Campanile and Giants defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson.
Former defensive coordinators Shane Bowen and Derrick Ansley also met with Daboll.
