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Jaxson Dart has a new QBs coach.
The New York Giants brought in Brian Callahan for an interview and did not let him leave the premises without a contract.
The Giants agreed to terms with the former Tennessee Titans head coach to become their new quarterbacks coach and pass-game coordinator under John Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy.
Callahan, who interviewed for the Giants QBs coach role Tuesday, replaces the departed Shea Tierney, who was not retained by Harbaugh after serving that role under Brian Daboll the past three seasons. Tierney went to the Titans with Daboll when he was named Tennessee offensive coordinator earlier this year.
Callahan went 4-19 in 23 games as Titans head coach before he was fired Oct. 13 after starting the 2025 season 1-5.
Brian Callahan has a Reputation as a Quarterbacks Coach
Callahan is the son of former NFL head coach Bill Callahan, who has long been an NFL offensive coordinator and O-line coach. Bill just joined Kevin Stefanski’s staff with the Atlanta Falcons as their offensive line coach this week.
Yet, where Bill has made his name coaching the proverbial “big uglies,’ Brian is a quarterbacks guru. Callahan, 41, played quarterback first at prestigious Southern California football factory De La Salle High School then was a backup QB at UCLA.
He then went on to work with Matthew Stafford and Derek Carr before serving as the Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator and coaching up Joe Burrow during their rise to relevance in the early-2020s.
Under Callahan, the Bengals twice had a top-10 offense in 2021 and 2022, the two years they reached the AFC Championship Game. They also reached the Super Bowl in 2021, falling to the Los Angeles Rams 23-20 at SoFi Stadium in Super Bowl LVI.
Brian Callahan Will be Working Closely With Jaxson Dart
Cynics may question what a quarterbacks coach does, since the QB’s talent will typically win out. But even if Callahan is a highly paid therapist, he has the skill set the Giants are angling for while they continue to develop budding franchise QB Jaxson Dart.
Dart is coming off a solid 2025 season where he finished fourth in NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year voting and was second on the Giants in rushing with 487 yards.
Plus, Callahan will serve as another set of eyes and another talented mind to participate in the Giants’ offensive game planning. There’s a large number of Giants fans who are worried about Nagy running the offense, and Callahan could assuage some of those fears.
Callahan was fired at an odd time, since his development of rookie No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward was cut off at the knees after just six games.
Still, as a veteran QBs coach who is not entirely coaching for his job, Callahan seems likely to teach Dart to put himself out of harm’s way, after the QB missed two games with a concussion and ceded snaps to potential head injuries in six of his 11 starts.
Plus, Callahan can breathe new life into New York’s passing game in the role of pass-game coordinator. New York finished 21st in passing-yards per game (204.4) in 2025, which was its best finish since 2019.
Pat Pickens is an experienced sports writer and media personality who has written for outlets like NHL.com, the Associated Press, the New York Times and USA Today. He covers the NFL, NBA, NHL and NBA as a breaking news contributor at Heavy. More about Pat Pickens
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