Despite a dismal 4-13 losing season, Joe Schoen is set to return as the New York Giants general manager, the team announced Monday.
In a statement, Giants co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch recognized the losing record this season while staying firm in their commitment to Schoen.
“The 2025 season has been deeply disappointing, and the results on the field have not lived up to the standard this organization and our fans expect.
As previously stated, Joe Schoen will remain our General Manager and continue to lead our football operations and the search for our next head coach. Continuity and stability in the front office is important to our progress.
We believe in our young core of talent, which we can build around for future success.”
Mara and Tisch gave Schoen a vote of confidence in November when firing coach Brian Daboll midway through the regime’s fourth season in charge. The Giants were 2-8 at that time, then lost five of their final seven games under interim coach Mike Kafka to finish with a 4-13 record.
New York is 22-45-1 since Schoen took over, making the playoffs in the first year at 9-7-1 and missing the following three. Schoen at his annual bye week news conference in early December took responsibility for another season falling short of expectations.
“It’s not good enough,” Schoen said. “I understand the frustration from fans, ownership, the people inside the building. Nobody is more frustrated than myself — it starts with me — and I’m tasked with trying to get this organization going back in the proper direction.”
Schoen has over 20 years in the NFL as a scout and personnel executive having stints with teams like the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers, initially interning with the latter, according to the team’s site.
He has spent the last four years as the Giants’ senior vice president and general manager, hired by the organization in 2022 and becoming the first Giants general manager without previous ties to the franchise since George Young.