It didn't take long.
A week after firing two assistant defensive coaches, the Giants have hired Marquand Manuel as their new defensive backs coach, the Post confirmed.
Manuel knows his way around the New Jersey area. He has been the Jets' safeties coach for the past four years. Before that, in 2020, Manuel served as the Eagles' defensive backs coach.
He previously served as the Falcons' defensive coordinator in 2017 and 2018.
Manuel, 45, who played safety in the NFL for eight seasons with six different teams, played for the Seahawks in their Super Bowl loss after the 2005 season and was a defensive assistant for the Seahawks in their Super Bowl victory after the 2013 season. served as
The Giants fired two defensive assistants, cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator Jerome Henderson and safeties coach Mike Treyer, after a 3-14 season.
Shane Bowen returns for his second season as defensive coordinator.
One of Manuel's main tasks will be acquiring 2023 first-round pick Deonte Banks. Banks showed promise as a rookie, but his play regressed in 2024 and he showed occasional lack of effort. That led to public criticism of Henderson's young cornerback.
Manuel was popular with the players on the Jets, and Henderson was popular with the Giants.
