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Dan Graziano
senior NFL national reporter
- Dan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011, and he is also the author of two published novels.
The New York Giants are hiring Dennard Wilson as their defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN on Sunday.
They are also expected to hire former Baltimore Ravens special teams coordinator Chris Horton for the same role on coach John Harbaugh’s staff, a source confirmed.
Wilson spent the previous two seasons as the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans, but he has a connection to Harbaugh.
Wilson, 43, spent the 2023 season as the defensive backs coach for Harbaugh in Baltimore.
Wilson interviewed for the Giants defensive coordinator job after the 2023 season. He was considered a favorite but chose the Titans instead. He had the second-ranked defense in Tennessee in his first year, before guiding the 21st-ranked unit this past season.
Broncos assistant head coach and defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard and former Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver were also names of serious interest for the Giants defensive coordinator position, according to multiple sources.
Wilson and Horton are the first coordinators hired by Harbaugh, who took the job last week after 18 seasons in Baltimore. The Giants have interest in Todd Monken as their offensive coordinator, but he’s still in the running for the Cleveland Browns head coaching job. Monken was Harbaugh’s offensive coordinator in Baltimore.
Harbaugh and New York were originally denied a request to interview Horton. But they were intent on waiting it out. Baltimore was in the midst of hiring a head coach and hired Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter as head coach last week.
