{"id":1127764,"date":"2026-01-10T15:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/?p=1127764"},"modified":"2026-01-10T15:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:45:18","slug":"new-york-giants-impressed-by-antonio-pierce-in-head-coaching-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/new-york-giants-impressed-by-antonio-pierce-in-head-coaching-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Giants impressed by Antonio Pierce in head coaching interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" target=\"_blank\">New York Giants<\/a> offered strong positive feedback following their recent head coaching interview with franchise great Antonio Pierce.<\/p>\n<p>NFL insider Ian O&#8217;Connor reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ian_OConnor\/status\/2010001112179626378\" target=\"_blank\">Pierce performed exceptionally well<\/a>, with sources close to the process praising his development.<\/p>\n<p>One individual familiar with Pierce from his Super Bowl-playing days said he &#8220;blew me away with his growth,&#8221; while another described him as a &#8220;born leader&#8221; who &#8220;learned a lot from Tom Coughlin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pierce, a linebacker on the Giants&#8217; Super Bowl XLII championship team (2005-2009), ended his tenure as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders at the conclusion of the 2024 season after serving as interim in 2023 and full-time thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>The interview with New York, conducted on Thursday night and Friday, aligns with earlier reports of the Giants scheduling talks with the former player.<\/p>\n<p>As general manager Joe Schoen and ownership evaluate candidates to replace the midseason-fired Brian Daboll, Pierce&#8217;s deep organizational ties and leadership reputation make him a notable contender in the ongoing search.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/giantswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/giants\/2026\/01\/10\/new-york-giants-impressed-by-antonio-pierce-head-coaching-interview\/88117630007\/\">New York Giants impressed by Antonio Pierce in head coaching interview<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/york-giants-impressed-antonio-pierce-154518586.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/york-giants-impressed-antonio-pierce-154518586.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Giants offered strong positive feedback following their recent head coaching interview with franchise great Antonio Pierce. NFL insider Ian O&#8217;Connor reported that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1127764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1127764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1127764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1127764\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1127764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1127764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1127764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}