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Report: Giants request interview with Bills’ Bobby Babich for defensive coordinator job

Report: #Giants request interview with #Bills’ Bobby Babich for defensive coordinator job:

The Buffalo Bills to New York Giants pipeline could continue.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Giants have requested to interview Bills linebackers coach Bobby Babich for their vacant defensive coordinator job.

In early January, New York and former DC Wink Martindale had mutually parted ways per Giants Wire.

New York has been led by Brian Daboll as their head coach since 2022. Babich, 40, has worked on Sean McDermott’s coaching staff as a defensive assistant. Babich came to Buffalo with his father, Bob, in 2017. The elder Babich coached linebackers for five seasons in Buffalo. He retired after the 2021 season.

Prior to heading to New York, Daboll was Buffalo’s offensive coordinator from 2018 to 2022. He would have worked with Babich during that time.

In the time since Daboll took over coaching duties with the Giants, numerous front office members, coaches and players that met Daboll in Buffalo have made their way down to New York.

Bills Wire will provide updates as information is made available.

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Giants request defensive coordinator interview with Bills’ Bobby Babich

The New York Giants have requested a defensive coordinator interview with Buffalo Bills linebackers coach Bobby Babich.

When things don’t work out with coordinators you aren’t personally familiar with, travel back to the well and call on a familiar face. That’s the approach New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll is taking.

Following his fallout with Wink Martindale, Daboll is now in search of a new defensive coordinator and he’ll be looking to the Buffalo Bills to potentially fill that void.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports that the Giants have requested an interview with Bills linebackers coach Bobby Babich.

The 40-year-old Babich has spent the past two seasons coaching linebackers in Buffalo. Prior to that, he coached the team’s safeties for four seasons and served as the assistant defensive backs coach for one.

In addition to six years coaching at the college level, Babich has also had NFL stints with the Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns, filling various roles from administrative assistant t to defensive assistant.

Babich obviously has ties to Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen from their years in Buffalo, so he knows what he’d be in for in East Rutherford.

Along with Babich, the Giants have also expressed interest in or interviewed Jerome Henderson, Anthony Campanile, Dennard Wilson, Shane Bowen, and Derrick Ansley for the defensive coordinator position.

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Bills are in no rush to name Tremaine Edmunds replacement

What the #Bills have said about replacing Tremaine Edmunds recently:

The Buffalo Bills have already started to hit the practice field post-life without Tremaine Edmunds.

We’re still not exactly close to finding out who will be the starting at middle linebacker.

During spring practices, the Bills trotted out a linebacker coach Bobby Babich to speak to the media. He addressed the big topic at hand.

But it’s going to be a waiting game to figure out who fills Edmunds’ shoes.

“I think what will happen naturally is there will be a conclusion at some point – I don’t think it’s worth setting a date,” Babich said via video conference. “I don’t think that’s advantageous for anybody. I think the decision on who will be the Day 1 starter in September, it’ll come when it comes, and we’ll know, and our guys will have plenty of reps.”

Throughout the offseason the Bills have maintained that quota about reps.

“Sometimes your answer is on your roster,” general manager Brandon Beane said on replacing Edmunds this spring.

But we did get a bit of a twist during OTAs.

After the draft, the GM also noted that third-round rookie Dorian Williams would be a backup for Matt Milano instead of a candidate to replace Edmunds as a rookie.

However, that was not the case during OTAs. Maybe because there’s so much time between the start of opening day and now, or perhaps Williams has impressed enough to get a shot? Regardless, the rookie was taking reps at Edmunds’ old position, alongside Tyrel Dodson, this spring.

Where Williams lines up throughout the spring and training camp this summer will be watched by many in Buffalo… even if the Bills are in no rush.

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