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USAT: Giants Wire

Mar 20, 2022

Former New York Giants general manager Jerry Reese is drawing consideration from the Pittsburgh Steelers for their open GM job. The 58-year-old officially interviewed on Saturday. - Reese served as an assistant coach at UT-Martin for eight year before he broke into the NFL with the New York Giants in 1994. He spent his first four years with the team as a college scout before becoming a pro scout. In 2004, Reese was promoted to director of player personnel and in 2007, was hired as the team’s general manager. - At the time of his hiring, Reese became just the third Black GM in NFL history. That same year, he became the first Black GM to win a Super Bowl. - Four years later, as Giants fans know all too well, Reese won a second Super Bowl title when New York again upended the New England Patriots. - Things began to sour after that, however. The Giants’ downfall was swift and Reese got caught up in the current. He, alongside then-head coach Ben McAdoo, were fired midway through the 2017 season. There was no goodbye, no farewell party or anything to acknowledge Reese’s tenure — just an adios and good luck. - Since being fired by the Giants, Reese, who was groomed under Ernie Accorsi, has rarely resurfaced for air. He interviewed for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ vacant GM position in 2021 and drew brief interest from the Atlanta Falcons, but that’s been about it. - Reese has spent the past five years quietly living on a farm in rural Tennessee, but perhaps a return is imminent? The Steelers have interviewed a deep and talented pool, but Reese is both qualified and deserving. It’s well past time he received a second chance. - - List - - New York Giants' 2022 free agency scorecard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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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