Giants GM Dave Gettleman announces his retirement from NFL
The Dave Gettleman era for the New York Giants has come to an end in East Rutherford.
Gettleman has announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday and will end his tenure as the general manager of the Giants.
“It was a privilege to serve as the general manager of the New York Giants the last four years and to have spent so many years of my career with this franchise,” Gettleman said in a statement. “We obviously have not had the on-the-field success I expected, and that is disappointing. However, I have many fond memories here, including two Super Bowl victories, and I wish the team and organization only the best moving forward. There are many good people here who pour their souls into this organization. I am proud to have worked alongside them.”
“We would like to thank Dave for his commitment to this franchise,” John Mara and Steve Tisch said in a joint statement. “He has had a highly accomplished 35-year career in the National Football League. Dave was integral in building three of our Super Bowl teams, including two championship teams, and we wish Dave, his wife Joanne and their entire family all the best in his retirement.”
Gettleman’s time with the Giants was not considered fruitful. He had four straight losing seasons and the team compiled a 19-43 overall record since his first full season in 2018.
The general manager job for the Giants was Gettleman’s second stint with the team. His first began back in 1998 as a scout. In 1999, he was promoted to director of personnel, which is where he remained until 2020 when he took over as the team’s senior pro personnel analyst.
In 2013, Gettleman was hired as the general manager of the Carolina Panthers and found success there. The Panthers were 51-28-1 with three NFC South titles, one NFC Championship and a Super Bowl 50 loss to the Denver Broncos.
When the Giants fired Jerry Reese towards the end of the 2017 season, Gettleman became the immediate favorite to take the reigns. Predictably, he was hired before the offseason had even began.
Unfortunately for the Giants, Gettleman’s promise to “come in everyday and kick [expletive]” didn’t happen. As noted previously, the team lost double-digit games in all four seasons.
Gettleman was the fourth general manager the Giants had dating back to 1979 when they had George Young from 1979-1997, Ernie Accorsi from 1998-2006 and Jerry Reese from 2007-2017.
Now the Giants have the task of finding the next general manager to try and help a once thriving franchise that has been near the bottom of the league for the past five seasons.
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GM candidates the Giants could consider if they fire Dave Gettleman
