New York Giants hire Buffalo Bills executive Joe Schoen as general manager

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have hired Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Joe Schoen as their new general manager. He replaces Dave Gettleman, who retired last week after a four-year stint that produced a 19-46 record.

Schoen becomes just the Giants' fifth general manager in the past 41 years. His first order of business will be to drive the organization's search for a new head coach. Joe Judge was the third straight New York coach to be fired after two seasons or less when he was dismissed after a 4-13 campaign.

That will just be the beginning. Schoen has to fix a franchise that is tied for the worst record (22-59) over the past five seasons with the New York Jets. League sources have indicated that the Giants painted the impression with candidates that next GM will receive sort of a carte blanche to reshape the structure of the organization as needed.

Kansas City Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles, Schoen and San Francisco 49ers assistant general manager Adam Peters were the three known finalists for the job.

Schoen has worked closely with Bills general manager Brandon Beane building Buffalo into a powerhouse in recent years. The Bills won their second consecutive AFC East title this season and are set to play the Chiefs on Sunday in the AFC divisional round playoff game.

A former quarterback/wide receiver at DePauw University, Schoen was part of the group that selected quarterback Josh Allen with the seventh overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft. The Giants grabbed running back Saquon Barkley that year at No. 2 overall. It was a franchise-changing decision for Buffalo, which has recorded double-digit wins each of the past three seasons.

Schoen's career began in 2000 as an intern