One of the Giants’ longest-tenured assistant coaches is getting the chance to run his own team, Ryan Dunleavy of The New York Post reports.
Anthony Blevins was hired Friday as head coach of the XFL’s Vegas Vipers.
It is a full-circle moment for Blevins, who played for Birmingham in the original incarnation of the XFL in 2001.
Blevins joined the Giants as an assistant special teams coach on then-head coach Pat Shurmur’s staff in 2018 and was well-regarded enough to survive two coaching changes.
Blevins was previously an assistant special teams coach for the Arizona Cardinals from 2013-2017.
The Giants have enjoyed rare coaching continuity on special teams because coordinator Thomas McGaughey also has worked under Shurmur, Joe Judge and Brian Daboll.
Blevins, 46, was used as an assistant defensive backs coach and an assistant linebackers coach under Judge before returning to his roots.
He interviewed for a handful of NFL coordinator jobs in recent years.
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