The New York Giants filled two of their three coordinator positions on Sunday. The Giants are hiring Dennard Wilson as defensive coordinator, according to a published report. They are also hiring Chris Horton as their special teams coordinator.
Big Blue View was able to confirm both hirings.
Wilson, 43, worked for head coach John Harbaugh as defensive backs coach with the Baltimore Ravens in 2024. He interviewed for the Giants’ defensive coordinator position in 2023, but chose to take that role with the Tennessee Titans. He was let go when Tennessee hired Robert Saleh as its head coach recently.
Wilson’s defenses did not rank highly in Tennessee as the Titans won just six games in two seasons, but that did not dissuade Harbaugh from bringing him to the Giants.
Wilson, Anthony Weaver, Jim Leonhard and Daronte Jones were considered the four most likely candidates for the job. Weaver is still interviewing for head-coaching jobs, Leonhard is pass game coordinator for the Denver Broncos, Jones is still on Minnesota Vikings’ defensive staff. The Giants decided not to wait to see what would happen with Weaver or Leonhard.
Horton, 43, was a defensive back for Washington from 2008-2010. He was with the Giants during the 2012 preseason, but did not make the 53-man roster.
More importantly, Horton has worked for Harbaugh since 2014. He was hired as assistant special teams coordinator and became coordinator in 2019.
The Ravens initially denied the Giants’ request to interview Horton, which is allowed as this is a lateral move for Horton. Once Baltimore hired Jesse Minter as its head coach, though, the Ravens allowed Horton to move to the Giants.
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