EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants fired coach Joe Judge on Tuesday after his two losing seasons with the team.
The move comes a day after general manager Dave Gettleman retired after four seasons on the job.
Judge, a first-time head coach, went 10-23 in his two years. He is the third consecutive Giants coach to be fired after two seasons or less, following Ben McAdoo (13-15) and Pat Shurmur (9-23), as the once-proud franchise stumbles through one of the worst 10-year stretches in its history.
The move comes after Judge was left dangling for most of the past two days. He operated Monday as if he would remain, holding a team meeting before speaking with ownership in the afternoon.
But the Giants did not mention that Judge would return when they sent out a news release announcing Gettleman’s retirement. Judge had more meetings scheduled with ownership on the direction of the team Tuesday. It was during one of those meeting that Judge was informed he would not return for a third season.
“[Co-owner] Steve [Tisch] and I both believe it is in the best interest of our franchise to move in another direction,” Giants co-owner John Mara said in a statement. “We met with Joe yesterday afternoon to discuss the state of the team. I met again with Joe this afternoon, and it was during that conversation I informed Joe of our decision. We appreciate Joe’s efforts on behalf of the organization.
“I said before the season started that I wanted to feel good about the direction we were headed when we played our last game of the season. Unfortunately, I cannot make that statement, which is why we have made this decision.
“We will hire a general manager and that person will lead the effort to hire a new head coach.”
Judge, 40, appeared safe until late in the season, when the Giants started spiraling out of control after…
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