The New York Giants have requested to interview Minnesota Vikings defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator Daronte Jones for their vacant defensive coordinator position, per ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter.
Jones has already interviewed in-person for the defensive coordinator openings with the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets.
Jones, 47, has never been an NFL defensive coordinator. He was defensive coordinator at Bowie State from 2005-2009 and at LSU in 2021.
Jones has been defensive backs coach with the Vikings since 2022, adding pass game coordinator to his title in 2023.
Brian Flores, regarded as one of the NFL’s most creative and aggressive defensive coordinators, has been Minnesota’s defensive coordinator since 2022.
The Giants interviewed Jones for their DC job in 2024 before hiring Shane Bowen. No evident ties to Harbaugh, but he overlapped for a year in Miami with Joe Schoen.
Jones’ NFL resume includes stops with the Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, and two stints with the Vikings. Jones has also coached in high school, at the Division II level, in the FCS, FBS, and in the Canadian Football League.
This is the first known interview for a coordinator position by the Giants since John Harbaugh was named head coach on Saturday.
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