The New York Giants hired an offensive coordinator Tuesday, and unlike many of John Harbaugh’s additions, it didn’t inspire a lot of enthusiasm from fans.
The Giants reportedly will name Matt Nagy their OC under Harbaugh, a native of Dunellen, New Jersey who spent the past three seasons as Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator.
Nagy worked for the Chiefs for four seasons, in his second stint under legendary coach Andy Reid, after he was fired as head coach of the Chicago Bears after the 2021 NFL season.
ESPN insider Adam Schefter broke news of Nagy’s hiring with the Giants. Nagy will replace Mike Kafka, the previous OC and interim head coach, who joined the Detroit Lions coaching staff last week.
Though Nagy was born in Dunellen, and grew up in Piscataway, he played collegiately at Delaware after a standout career at quarterback at Manheim Central High School in Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.
The Giants Are Hiring Matt Nagy As Their Offensive Coordinator
Once news of Harbaugh becoming head coach reached Giants fans, they could not wait to see who the superstar head coach hired as his assistants — since Harbaugh is known, league-wide, as a CEO type who hires up-and-coming coordinators.
Yet, the Nagy news must leave some deflated, even despite Nagy’s success in KC. But after Todd Monken spurned the Giants to become head coach of the Cleveland Browns last week, Nagy was the most qualified candidate.
Some forget Nagy’s lone year of success in Chicago as head coach, 2018, where the Bears went 12-4, won the NFC North and finished ninth in the NFL in points per game with Mitchell Trubisky as his quarterback.
Yet, that was the Bears’ peak under Nagy, who went 22-26 in his final three seasons and finished in the bottom half in points per game.
With Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and little else after the Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins, Nagy and the Chiefs finished 15th in the NFL in points per game in 2023 and 2024 and went to the Super Bowl each year.
KC struggled offensively in 2025, finishing 6-11 after losing eight of its final nine games. Nagy was replaced by former Chiefs offensive coordinator and NFL running back Eric Bieniemy.
Matt Nagy Is In Charge Of Getting The Most Out Of The Giants Offense
The Giants have their franchise QB in Jaxson Dart. WR1 Malik Nabers in line to return for training camp, and Cam Skattebo will be back in New York’s backfield for OTAs.
Most NFL mock drafts have the Giants picking a tandem playmaking wide receiver to join Nabers — like Carnell Tate of Ohio State — to support Dart, and New York seems likely to pony up and pay free agent slot receiver Wan’Dale Robinson.
So with the previous administration of Kafka and Brian Daboll long gone, the Giants offense is out of excuses. Nagy will be expected to do what he did for Alex Smith and Mahomes as QBs coach and offensive coordinator in his first tour with the Chiefs, when they finished top-10 in points per game in two of his three years.
Giants Hire Veteran Super Bowl Champion, NJ Native To Be Offensive Coordinator