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Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka.
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Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka is drawing loads of curiosity for a number of of the vacant head coaching positions across the NFL, however he won’t be letting that get in the way in which of his preparation for Saturday’s divisional-round showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Giants have already gotten three requests to communicate with Kafka from the Houston Texans, Carolina Panthers and now the Indianapolis Colts. NFL coverage says Kafka can start taking interviews this week, however head coach Brian Daboll mentioned throughout a digital availability that the OC wouldn’t be assembly with anybody proper now.
“Yeah, we have,” Daboll responded when requested if he had spoken to Kafka about it. “I’m not going to dive too deep into it. He’s not going to do anything. Everything’s focused on Philadelphia. This is going to be a normal week for him, for our offense. I know where his focus is. So there won’t be any interviews leading up to this game.”
Kafka had been gaining notoriety for the way in which he has helped the Giants’ offense this season and the turnaround of quarterback Daniel Jones. The Giants are coming off a playoff win for the primary time since they defeated the New England Patriots within the Tremendous Bowl in 2012 and that may solely draw extra intrigue to Kafka as New York’s cinderella season continues.
Kafka is in his first yr calling performs within the NFL, one thing which Daboll determined to let Kafka do at the start of the yr. Prior to going to Daboll’s workers in New York, he had been a coach with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs for the prior 5 years.
The offensive coordinator briefly addressed the scenario final week when he spoke to reporters. “It’s an honor and a privilege to be a part of those conversations and be a part of that process, but really that’s all I have to add on it,” he mentioned on the time.
Kafka was a quarterback throughout his profession within the NFL. He was drafted within the fourth spherical of the 2010 NFL draft by the Eagles and appeared in 4 profession video games, all of which occurred in 2011. Kafka additionally hung out with the Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Vikings, Tennessee Titans, and Cincinnati Bengals.