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USAT: Giants Wire

Feb 3, 2022

When the New York Giants hired Joe Schoen as their next general manager, he immediately hit the ground running. Within 24 hours he was conducting head coaching interviews and within 48 hours, he was in East Rutherford adjusting to his new role. - A week later, the Giants hired Brian Daboll as their next head coach. - It was a whirlwind for Schoen, but something he hoped would calm down following the coaching hire. He could then turn his focus to scouting and the Senior Bowl in Alabama. - But things didn’t happen quite that smoothly. - Within hours of completing their interview with Brian Flores — a few days prior to the hire of Daboll — the Giants and Schoen were slapped with a lawsuit. - In a lawsuit filed against the Giants, the NFL and its teams, Flores accused New York of a “sham” interview process meant to deceive the public. Flores alleges he was merely used as a pawn to make it appear as if the Giants were genuinely considering a minority. - The Giants emphatically denied those accusations. - “We are pleased and confident with the process that resulted in the hiring of Brian Daboll. We interviewed an impressive and diverse group of candidates. The fact of the matter is, Brian Flores was in the conversation to be our head coach until the eleventh hour. Ultimately, we hired the individual we felt was most qualified to be our next head coach,” the statement read. - Asked at the Senior Bowl about the lawsuit, Schoen politely passed on offering any commentary. - “I can’t comment on it,” Schoen said, via NorthJersey.com. “Just, we had a thorough coaching search and Brian Flores was one of the finalists and I’ll just leave it at that.” - Because its an active lawsuit, there isn’t much Schoen could say. But you better believe he never expected to find himself or the team in this position after just two weeks on the job. - - RelatedEmotional Tiki Barber comes to defense of Giants, owners: They aren't racistNate Solder has Brian Flores' back in lawsuit against Giants, NFLIn lawsuit, Brian Flores accuses Giants and two other teams of racism in hiring practices - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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