Giants hire Bills assistant Brian Daboll, 2nd Canadian-born head coach in NFL history

The New York Giants hired Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as their head coach Friday.

Daboll, 46, replaces Joe Judge, who was fired two days after the Giants finished a 4-13 season, their fifth straight double-digit losing season.

The Welland, Ont., native will become the first Canadian-born head coach in the NFL since Tommy Hughitt of Genoa, B.C., who was a player-coach for the Buffalo All-Americans/Bisons in the 1920s.

Daboll spent the previous four seasons as the Bills' offensive coordinator. He was the first person new general manager Joe Schoen interviewed after Schoen was hired last Friday. Daboll quickly got a second interview on Tuesday.

Schoen was Buffalo's assistant general manager during Daboll's tenure. Daboll came to the Bills in 2018 after helping Alabama win its 17th national championship as the Crimson Tide's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Brian Daboll was born in Welland, Ontario. He would be the 2nd Canadian-born head coach in NFL history (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/EliasSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EliasSports</a>)<br><br>Daboll joins Tommy Hughitt, who was born in British Columbia in 1892 and was a player-coach for the Buffalo All-Americans/Bisons from 1920-24. <a href="https://t.co/CcfgJjZhPZ">https://t.co/CcfgJjZhPZ</a>

"We interviewed several people who are incredible coaches and all of whom are going to enjoy much more success in this league in their current positions and as a head coach," Schoen said. "With that said, we — me and ownership — all felt Brian is the right person to serve as our head coach. Over the last four years, I have observed first-hand Brian's strengths as a leader — he is an excellent communicator, intelligent, innovative, and hard