New York Giants: 5 potential replacements for Pat Shurmur
By Matt Clark
2. Dan Campbell-Assistant Head Coach, New Orleans Saints
Giants fans may recall the name Dan Campbell, as he was a tight end for New York from 1999-2002, beginning his playing career. He then learned under the coaching of the great Bill Parcells in Dallas and would retire in 2009 and immediately jump to the coaching realm as a coaching intern with the Miami Dolphins in 2010.
From there he would work his way up to tight ends coach for the Dolphins from 2011-2015, before becoming the interim head coach, when Joe Philbin was fired mid-season in 2015. Campbell would lead the Dolphins to a 5-7 record during his tenure as the interim head coach, but was passed up for the permanent head coaching position in favor of Adam Gase. Campbell would leave Miami and take over the assistant head coach position with the New Orleans Saints, under the tutelage of another former Giant, Sean Payton.
Given his connections to the coaching of Bill Parcells and Sean Payton, the level of success that the New Orleans Saints have had, along with his familiarity with the New York Giants organization, one has to believe that the 43-year-old Campbell would be a strong candidate for a potential head coaching vacancy in the Meadowlands.