The New York Giants, hot on the trail of John Harbaugh to fill their head coaching vacancy, are continuing to stockpile of lengthy list of other candidates should they need to go to Plan B.
Per NFL rules, Shula is available for virtual interviews this week after the Rams defeated the Carolina Panthers in the Wild-Card round of the NFC Playoffs.
The Giants will host former Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy on Monday night and Tuesday.
NY Giants head coaching interviews
NFL head coach interview process
NFL teams cannot simply get any candidate they want into their building for an interview and then hire that person on the spot. The Rooney Rule requires in-person interviews with at least two external minority candidates before hiring a coach. Mike Kafka, incidentally, would not count as a Rooney Rule interview for the Giants because the “external” requirement. There is also a schedule of when coaches can be interviewed. Here is the breakdown, via The Athletic:
These are the interview requirements for coaches of teams in the postseason:
Starting the day after the divisional round ends:
During the bye week between conference championships and the Super Bowl:
Contact with head coach candidates in the Super Bowl is not allowed from during the Super Bowl week until the day after the game.