The Giants have a defensive coordinator vacancy to fill after Wink Martindale resigned, and they are looking to bring in Chargers DC Derrick Ansley for an interview for the job.
Hired to oversee the defensive backs in 2021, Ansley held that role until this past season when he was promoted to defensive coordinator after Renaldo Hill left for a position with the Dolphins.
Brandon Staley called the defensive plays until he was fired in December. Ansley then became the primary play-caller for the last three games of the season. As a result, the defense looked sharper, finishing 16th in defensive EPA.
Ansley has spent most of his career in the college ranks as the defensive backs coach for Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. He was the Raiders defensive backs coach in 2018. He returned to Tennessee as their defensive coordinator and DBs coach from 2019 to 2020.