Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 15: Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles #45 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on during the first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on December 15, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
New York Giants linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles was noted for a good play in Week 10, but another play will be costly.
The NFL announced Saturday that Flannigan-Fowles was fined $7,292 for unnecessary roughness/use of helmet during Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Bears. The illegal action took place in the second quarter with 2:13 remaining.
Flannigan-Fowles had a pectoral injury but was upgraded to full practice participant on Friday and is expected to be one of the Giants‘ top inside linebackers when the Green Bay Packers come to town for Week 11.
Flannigan-Fowles Had Big Tackle in Bears Loss
Flannigan-Fowles was praised by fans and reporters for solid play on Sunday. He stopped D’Andre Swift for a two-yard loss on a 3rd-and-1 and next play, on fourth down, Caleb Williams threw an incomplete pass.
“Yeah, Flannigan-Fowles is a starting linebacker for us, dude is making big plays all over the place today!” wrote one X user.
Others, found his play to be atrocious. “Was hoping to never tweet this but DemetriusFlannigan–Fowles is bad,” another user wrote.
Flannigan-Fowles logged substantial playing time during his five seasons with the San Francisco 49ers before being released earlier this year. He later signed with the Giants and has produced 16 tackles and two stuffs so far this season.
The Giants Need to Find a New Head Coach
The Giants (2-8) are without a head coach after firing Brian Daboll earlier this week. Daboll went 9-7-1 his first year in 2022, making the playoffs, but has since had losing records, falling to 20-40-1 throughout his career.
Unlike past head-coaching cycles, the Giants’ job could rank as one of the most attractive openings, thanks to a young offensive core featuring QB Jaxson Dart, RB Cam Skattebo, and WR Malik Nabers. Skattebo and Nabers are both expected to be fully healthy by the start of next season after suffering season-ending injuries this year.
John Mara
GettyEAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – DECEMBER 29: John Mara President and CEO of the New York Giants looks on prior to a game against the Indianapolis Colts at MetLife Stadium on December 29, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)
The Giants will have no shortage of coaching candidates to consider, ranging from former head coaches and prominent unemployed names to current offensive and defensive coordinators and even college coaches. Among them is New Jersey native and Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, who will be at MetLife Stadium to face the Giants—potentially serving as an early audition for the team’s current opening.
No head coach has reached a fourth season with the franchise since Tom Coughlin, and the team has gone through five head coaches in the decade since his final year in 2015. The current interim head coach is Mike Kafka.
DraftKings Sportsbook released its early odds for the Giants’ next head coach this week, with six-time Super Bowl champion and former Giants defensive coordinator Bill Belichick soaring to the second-shortest odds, thanks to his organizational ties and an underwhelming first season leading the North Carolina Tar Heels. Belichick, however, firmly denied having any interest in the job.
Here are the ten leading candidates, according to the odds, to become the Giants’ head coach for the 2026 season:
Mike McCarthy: 7/1 (+700)
Bill Belichick: +750
Jon Gruden: 8/1 (+800)
Klint Kubiak: +850
Mike Kafka: 9/1 (+900)
Lou Anarumo: +950
Kliff Kingsbury: 10/1
Joe Brady: 10/1
Jesse Minter: 12/1
Jeff Hafley: 12/1