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Giants’ Joe Judge: ‘High trust factor’ led to hiring of Amos Jones

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge says a “high trust factor” led to the hiring of Amos Jones as an assistant coach.

The New York Giants officially announced the hiring of Amos Jones on Wednesday afternoon, defining his job as “assistant coach/special projects and situations.”

What that means is that Jones will essentially serve as a bench coach for Jones, helping him with game management, game planning and other essentials.

“Amos is someone I’ve known for quite some time,” Judge said, via press release. “I have a high trust factor with him. He’s definitely somebody who has worked consistently throughout his career with a number of organizations dealing with situations. He’s got an eye for all sides of the ball. He’ll help with a lot of special projects that will come up throughout the season with evaluation of ourselves and our opponents.

“I think everybody on our staff will bring value from their own experiences and it will tie together and complement each other. Amos brings a wealth of experience to our team.”

Judge and Jones obviously have a personal and long-standing relationship dating back to their time as Mississippi State. In fact, the duo even share a birthday (December 31), although Jones is 22 years Judge’s senior.

The 60-year-old Jones is entering his 40th year in football, having spent the last 13 of those years in the NFL, most recently as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Report: Giants’ Joe Judge adds Amos Jones as right-hand man

The New York Giants have hired Amos Jones to serve as Joe Judge’s right-hand man in 2020.

The New York Giants and head coach Joe Judge are not completely finished compiling their coaching staff apparently, and on Monday evening, added Amos Jones to the fray.

The 60-year-old Jones has a long history with Judge dating back to his playing days at Mississippi State and will now serve as the first-year coach’s right-hand man, reports Tom Rock of Newsday.

Jones, 60, is expected to serve as Judge’s right-hand man helping with everything from in-week planning and decision-making to in-game strategies and analytics. In baseball terms, he’ll be Judge’s bench coach.

Jones most recently served on Bruce Arians’ staff in Tampa Bay, with the head coach recently acknowledging that he may lose Jones to Judge and the Giants.

Prior to his time with the Buccaneers, Jones also worked with the Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Jones, of course, gave Judge his first-ever coaching job at Mississippi State in 2005 and has even referred to Judge as his fifth child. He’ll now work side-by-side with Judge as a mentor of sorts.

Another tremendous addition to the Giants’ coaching staff.

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Giants may interview Amos Jones for staff position

The New York Giants may soon interview Amos Jones for a position on their already filled out coaching staff.

The New York Giants officially announced what was believed to be the entirety of their coaching staff earlier this month, but apparently Joe Judge is still tinkering.

Despite keep all three special teams assistants from Pat Shurmur’s staff in the building, Judge could look to add one more assistant coach to the mix by way of Amos Jones.

While meeting with reporters on Thursday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians let it slip that Jones could interview with the Giants for a staff position in the near future.

Jones, of course, gave Judge his first-ever coaching job at Mississippi State in 2005 and has even referred to Judge as his fifth child. The respect and admiration is clear, but would it be enough for Jones to leave the side of Arians, whom he’s known for 40 years?

Jones would be another quality asset for the Giants given his long resume and the wealth of knowledge he’s gained since entering the coaching ranks in 1981, but with Thomas McGaughey already in place as the special teams coordinator, is there any spot for him?

There seem to be more questions than answers surrounding Jones, but the situation is worth keeping an eye on. If Judge somehow gets him into the building in East Rutherford, he’s unlikely to leave.

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