{"id":656713,"date":"2026-01-05T20:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/656713\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:07:11","slug":"joe-schoen-is-returning-as-new-york-giants-general-manager-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/656713\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Schoen is returning as New York Giants general manager | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) \u2014 Joe Schoen is returning as general manager of the New York Giants<\/a>, owners John Mara and Steve Tisch announced Monday, giving the executive they hired four years ago another chance to turn around the beleaguered franchise.<\/p>\n

The team is 22-45-1 since Schoen took over, making the playoffs in the first year at 9-7-1 and missing the following three. Assembling talent by drafting receiver Malik Nabers, running back Cam Skattebo, pass rusher Abdul Carter and, most importantly, potential franchise quarterback Jaxson Dart paved the way for Schoen to keep his job and oversee the search for the next coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2025 season has been deeply disappointing, and the results on the field have not lived up to the standard this organization and our fans expect,\u201d Mara and Tisch said in a statement. \u201cAs previously stated, Joe Schoen will remain our general manager and continue to lead our football operations and the search for our next head coach. Continuity and stability in the front office is important to our progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schoen pointed to the talent already on the roster as the reason he believes he was retained, despite letting Saquon Barkley leave for NFC East rival Philadelphia in free agency and making several high draft picks that did not pan out.<\/p>\n

“Early on, I made mistakes,” Schoen said. \u201cI\u2019m fortunate to have great ownership here where you\u2019re allowed to stub your toe and try to course-correct. Looking at where we\u2019re going, where the build is, what the plan is moving forward and seeing the vision through is why I think that\u2019s the case.”<\/p>\n

Dart said he has enjoyed making and building a relationship with Schoen, who has kept an open line of communication since trading up to draft him<\/a> last year in the first round.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things to be excited for here,” Dart said. “We are going to take the right steps necessary to make sure that we\u2019re in the best position for next year, and I have all the confidence in him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mara and Tisch gave Schoen a vote of confidence in November when firing coach Brian Daboll<\/a> midway through the regime\u2019s fourth season in charge. The Giants were 2-8 at that time, then lost five of their final seven games under interim coach Mike Kafka to finish with a 4-13 record.<\/p>\n

Kafka is getting an interview but is not expected to be seriously considered for the full-time job.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a pleasure and an honor to be in this position and in this role,\u201d Kafka said. \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege, not a right, and I understand that. The one thing thing I can say is I gave it everything I had.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schoen has a big task ahead of him finding a coach who can turn things around and restore relevancy for an organization more than a decade removed from its last Super Bowl win.<\/p>\n

Candidates are expected to include offensive gurus to develop Dart, like Seattle’s Klint Kubiak and Washington’s Kliff Kingsbury; experienced former NFL head coaches like Mike McCarthy and Vance Joseph; intriguing defensive coordinators such as Indianapolis’ Lou Anarumo, Green Bay’s Jeff Hafley and the Los Angeles Rams’ Chris Shula \u2014 along with anyone who comes available during this cycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That includes Kevin Stefanski, who was fired by Cleveland<\/a> on Monday, and Raheem Morris, who was let go by Atlanta<\/a> in a full house-cleaning Sunday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to cast a wide net,\u201d Schoen said. \u201cWe are going to try to find \u2014 or we are going to find \u2014 the best leader for the franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skattebo hopes to be back for training camp, if not sooner<\/p>\n

Skattebo downplayed his broken right fibula and dislocated right ankle, saying the gruesome injury<\/a> \u201cwasn\u2019t too bad\u201d and didn\u2019t feel that painful until after surgery Oct. 27. He spent eight weeks in a walking boot and called his recovery \u201con schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fourth-round pick out of Arizona is targeting a return by July, if not spring workouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cTraining camp\u2019s obviously the goal,\u201d Skattebo said. \u201cThat\u2019s the long goal. Hopefully get back by OTAs, but if not there\u2019s no rush to it. Training camp\u2019s for sure a goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malik Nabers doesn’t commit to being ready to play Week 1<\/p>\n

Nabers tore the ACL in his right knee<\/a> on Sept. 28 and had surgery<\/a> to repair it and other damage a month later, one day after Skattebo’s operation. He said his recovery is \u201cright on track\u201d but he is \u201cnot really sure\u201d about being ready to play in the season opener.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf my body doesn\u2019t feel right, then I\u2019m not going to go out there,\u201d Nabers said. \u201cMy target date is when my body feels able to be out there. I can continue to be who I am, and my body feels able to do the things that I was doing on the field.”<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old walked with a cane Sunday at MetLife Stadium, which he said was a precaution to make sure the injury heals properly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a lot messed up in my knee, which I was told,\u201d Nabers said. \u201cSuccessfully healed, successfully operated on, but it\u2019s going to take a little bit of time for everybody. My injury is different than somebody else\u2019s. My body reacts different.\u201d<\/p>\n

Russell Wilson tore a hamstring two days before playing at the Cowboys<\/p>\n

Asked about playing next season<\/a>, veteran QB Russell Wilson revealed he played Sept. 14 at Dallas after tearing a hamstring on the last play of practice two days earlier and did not tell team medical staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cLuckily it was the last play of practice, though, so nobody could know,\u201d Wilson said. “I couldn\u2019t tell anybody. I had to go play on it just because I knew the circumstances. I had to play on it, no matter what. I actually ended up going to the Dallas Mavericks\u2019 facility training and just kept it quiet, just tried to get treatment on it and just knowing that I probably couldn\u2019t run from the goal line to the 10-yard line if I wanted to, but I feel like, \u2018I got to play this game.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilson was 31 of 40 for 450 yards and three touchdowns, ran three times for 23 yards and also threw a costly interception in overtime that contributed to a loss<\/a> that dropped the Giants to 0-2. He never appeared on an injury report and got one more start before getting demoted<\/a> in favor of Dart.<\/p>\n

Wan\u2019Dale Robinson played through a broken rib to hit the 1,000-yard receiving mark<\/p>\n

Wan\u2019Dale Robinson made 11 catches for 113 yards in a 34-10 victory at Las Vegas<\/a> on Dec. 28 to eclipse 1,000 in a season for the first time in his career, and he did so after breaking a rib in the first half.<\/p>\n

“I was just trying to finish the game,” said Robinson, who missed the season finale because of the injury but expects to recover by February. \u201cOnce everything wore off, I knew it was a little bit worse than I expected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robinson, who turned 25 on Monday, is a pending free agent who said he’d take winning, coaching, money and other factors into account.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would love to stay, but business is business the way this league is,\u201d Robinson said. “You never exactly what\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Theo Johnson says he was healthy enough to attend a Knicks game but not play football<\/p>\n

Tight end Theo Johnson caught some heat on social media for attending a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden after being ruled out of playing Sunday because of illness. Kafka explained that Johnson had an infection but not something like the flu or COVID-19 that could put others at risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t even know why it was discussed,\u201d Johnson said, adding it was important to him to take his brother to his first NBA game to celebrate his Dec. 31 birthday. \u201cI\u2019m not playing, and I don\u2019t know why it\u2019s a big deal that I went to a basketball game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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