According to Ian Rapoport, the Giants have fired HC Pat Shurmur on Monday.
The Giants confirmed the news in a statement from team president and owner John Mara:
“Steve (Tisch) and I have had many extensive discussions about the state of the Giants. This morning, we made the very difficult decision that it would be in the best interest of the franchise that we relieve Pat of his duties. The last three seasons have been extremely disappointing for the organization and our fans. Pat has been a successful and highly-respected NFL coach for 21 years and he is not solely responsible for our record. But we came to the conclusion it is best to have a fresh start with the coaching staff. We very much appreciate how much Pat has done for this franchise. He is a man of character and integrity and the team has conducted itself with pride and professionalism.
“As owners, we take full responsibility for our recent poor record. It is our goal to consistently deliver high-quality football and we will do everything in our power to see that there is a rapid and substantial turnaround.”
New York finished Shurmur’s second season with a 4-12 record, which wasn’t good enough to earn him a third season with the team.
Shurmur finishes with a 9-23 record since being hired by the Giants in 2018. The Giants fired their previous coach, Ben McAdoo, after a 13-15 record in two seasons.
Shurmur, 54, began his NFL coaching career with the Eagles in 1999 as their tight ends and offensive line coach. He was promoted to QBs coach before departing to become the offensive coordinator of the Rams in 2009.
Mike Holmgren hired Shurmur as the Browns head coach a few years later but he lasted just two seasons in Cleveland. After a few years with the Eagles, the Vikings hired him as their tight ends coach in 2016 and he worked his way up to offensive coordinator.
As a head coach for the Browns, Giants and one game as interim for the Eagles, Shurmur has amassed a career record of 19-46 (.292 win %).
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