The New York Giants announced the recruitment of two new staff members and the elevation of three of its current coaches.
Mike Kafka, who now serves as offensive coordinator, will also assume the post of assistant head coach. Shea Tierney, the quarterbacks coach, will have the added responsibility of offensive passing game coordinator, while Jerome Henderson, the secondary coach, will coordinate the defense passing game.
The two new hires are defensive assistant Zak Kuhr and outside linebackers coach Charlie Bullen.
The actions take place one day after the Giants hired Tim Kelly, the tight ends coach, and defensive coordinator Shane Bowen, both of whom were Tennessee coaches during the previous campaign. The Giants hired new offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo, special teams coordinator Michael Ghobrial, and other positions earlier in the offseason.
Bullen spent the previous two seasons as the Illinois football program’s outside linebackers coach/pass rush coordinator. Bullen joined the Fighting Illini in January of 2023 with 11 years of NFL coaching experience, including four years with the Cardinals.
Bullen spent the 2020-2022 seasons as Arizona’s outside linebackers coach after originally joining the staff as assistant linebackers coach.
He also served seven years with the Miami Dolphins from 2012-2018, working with the linebackers and defensive line. With the help of Bullen’s outside linebacker group, the Cardinals ranked fifth in the NFL with 89 total sacks from 2020-2021.
Of those, 50 came via the outside linebacker position. During that span, three Cardinals outside linebackers posted 10+ sacks: Markus Golden, Chandler Jones, and Haason Reddick. Prior to working
