News: Ryan to Coach QBs; Gilbride,Jr Promoted to WR Coach
The Giants will fill the QB coaching vacancy created by the departed Mike Sullivan (who was hired by Tampa Bay to be their OC) with WR coach Sean Ryan.
As per SNYGiants Insider Mike Garafolo via Twitter:
Mike Garafolo (MikeGarafolo): Giants to promote Sean Ryan to quarterbacks coach, Kevin Gilbride Jr. to wide receivers coach.
The WR spot will be filled by Kevin Gilbride, Jr who was serving as an offensive assistant on his dad’s staff at TIMEX.
Ryan moves to the QB spot after only one season as the club’s WR coach – and what a season it was with both Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks eclipsing 1,000 receiving yards. He had previously served as the offensive quality control coach the prior three seasons.
Gilbride, Jr coached the WRs at Temple University for three seasons before joining the Giants’ staff in 2010.
Gilbride’s services were most recently inquired about by Tampa Bay head coach Greg Schiano, but the Giants did not grant the Bucs permission to speak with him. Now we know why…
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