Browns' Stefanski Linked as "Fit" for Giants Job

We are days away from the New York Giants taking center stage in their Head Coaching search for 2026. New York fired Brian Daboll eight weeks ago, and the speculation has been running rampant since about who will be the ultimate successor.

With days to go before Week 18, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler offered up a nugget, saying that Browns Head Coach Kevin Stafanski, who is on the hot seat himself in Cleveland, could be a fit with the Giants should they target him.

“Stefanski might be the strongest retread candidate in the eyes of many. The Giants would be an ideal fit,” Fowler stated in his intel piece. “And trades of any kind are never off the table in Cleveland, but it’d be tricky trying to trade a coach who’s 7-26 over the past two years."

This would be a stunning move, especially if either Mike Tomlin or John Harbaugh become available on Monday. It's believed the loser of the Steelers Ravens contest will be out as Head Coach after two decades at the helm.

If either Tomlin or Harbaugh get loose, they would have plenty of teams willing to bend over backwards for their services. Heck, they might even jump to TV instead for a year and wait if they wanted to.

Stefanski is a two-time coach of the year himself, and won 44 games in Cleveland. Heck, he even won a playoff game with the Browns, and took them to the divisional round of the playoffs a couple years ago. The guy can coach, but as Fowler stated is 7-26 his last two seasons.

The Giants job is certainly attractive with a young core led by second year quarterback Jaxson Dart in 2026. Stefanski was known as a quarterback guru during his time in Minnesota as an O.C. so this could be an ideal spot for him.

It also remains to be seen if the Giants retain GM Joe Schoen, but the thought was that he would be back.

Buckle up folks.

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