It’s been a busy Tuesday evening for the New York Giants as Joe Judge continues to compile his coaching staff.
Earlier in the evening, it was reported that the Giants are expected to hire Bret Bielema and Jerome Henderson. They will now be joined by former Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens and his offensive assistant, Jody Wright.
Sources: Freddie Kitchens is expected to be part of Joe Judge's staff with the New York Giants.
Unclear what his role will be.
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 21, 2020
SOURCE: Former #Alabama director of player personnel & #UAB OL coach Jody Wright is expected to join the #Giants staff. He spent 2019 on the #Browns staff.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 21, 2020
Wright was a graduate assistant/coordinator of football operations at Mississippi State from 2005-09 and a graduate assistant/offensive analyst for Alabama from 2010-12. He moved on to become a passing game coordinator/tight ends coach at Jacksonville State in 2013 and then a running backs coach at UAB in 2014.
The following year, Wright returned to Alabama where he took over as the director of player personnel until 2018 when he was hired as the offensive line and assistant head coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Kitchens had spent the previous two seasons in Cleveland, finding himself promoted from associate head coach and running backs coach to offensive coordinator to head coach. He was fired after a 6-10 season in 2019.
Prior to his time with the Browns, Kitchens spent 11 years with the Arizona Cardinals, coaching tight ends, quarterbacks and running backs over different spans. He also served on season as the Dallas Cowboys tight ends coach in 2006.
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