BREAKING: Giants Hire Bills Assistant GM Joe Schoen As Their Next General Manager

The New York Giants have a new general manager and it is Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Joe Schoen.

Schoen, 42, joined the Bills in 2017. He worked his way up in the Dolphins’ organization from 2008-16. He was initially hired in Miami by legendary former Giants coach Bill Parcells. Schoen was with the Panthers under Beane from 2001-07.

Giants along with new GM Joe Schoen released this statement:

“Steve and I were both impressed with all nine candidates,” said John Mara. “We came away from this process feeling like all nine will be a general manager in this league at some point. We just felt like Joe was the right fit at the right time for us.”

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Since joining the Bills in 2017, Schoen – pronounced “Shane” – has teamed with general manager Brandon Beane to make Buffalo a regular postseason participant and current championship contender. The Bills, who won their second straight AFC East title this season, visit Kansas City Sunday for a divisional playoff game.

“It is an honor to accept the position of general manager of the New York Giants,” said Schoen. “I want to thank John Mara and Steve Tisch and their families for this tremendous opportunity. And obviously I am grateful to Brandon and the Bills for the experience I have had in Buffalo.

“Now, the work begins. My immediate focus is to hire a head coach, with who I will work in lockstep with to create a collaborative environment for our football operations. We will cast a wide net, it can be former head coaches, first-time head coaches but, more importantly, it has to be a person who possesses the ability to lead an organization and the ability to motivate and develop players. On the personnel side, we will begin to evaluate our roster and prepare for the draft and free agency. Our goal is to build a roster that will be competitive, have depth, and most importantly, win football games.”