Giants Interested in Saints Running Backs Coach Joel Thomas

New York has an opening after losing Jeff Nixon to a college job at Syracuse.

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll is reportedly meeting with Saints running backs coach Joel Thomas regarding the Giants' opening on Daboll's staff, reports the NFL Network.

#Saints RBs coach Joel Thomas is interviewing today for the vacant #Giants RB coach job, source said. New Orleans gave permission for the interview, not wanting to hold a coach back.

Former NYG RBs coach Jeff Nixon left for Syracuse.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 13, 2024

Thomas began his coaching career in 2000 as a graduate assistant at Purdue. He remained in various college coaching positions, at one point serving as co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Idaho from 2004-2005 and as associate head coach for offense and running backs coach at Washington in 2012.

He got his first NFL coaching job with the Saints in 2015 as their running back coach, a position he's held now under former head coach Sean Payton and current head coach Dennis Allen. Before that, he had served as a training camp intern with the Saints in 2012 and the Steelers in 2008.

The Port Angeles, Washington native has overseen a Saints running game that, between 2015 and 2018, led the NFL in total rushing touchdowns with 82.

The Giants previous running backs coach, Jeff Nixon, left the team after only one season to take on the offensive coordinator role at Syracuse. Nixon's departure was first reported last month, and was announced by the Orangemen on January 5.

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