LOS ANGELES — They may not be as recognizable as some of the names being floated for the jobs — Rob Ryan and Bryan Cox, for example — but the two young linebackers coaches hired by the Giants are certainly familiar enough to head coach Brian Daboll and defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale.
John Egorugwu will coach the inside linebackers and Drew Wilkins the outside backers for the Giants this coming season. Both have roots with the Ravens, for whom Martindale coached the past 10 seasons and Egorugwu was also with the Bills working with Daboll.
Egorugwu, 35, was the linebackers coach at Vanderbilt in 2021 but was a defensive quality control coach and assistant linebackers coach for the Bills the four seasons before that.