{"id":61018,"date":"2025-12-04T19:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/61018\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T19:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:08:08","slug":"staten-island-native-linked-to-giants-head-coaching-vacancy-raiders-job-potentially-on-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/61018\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island native linked to Giants\u2019 head coaching vacancy, Raiders\u2019 job potentially on the table"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK, N.Y.\u2014 Staten Island native Lou Anarumo has held numerous positions throughout his decades-long coaching career at the highest level, and now the current Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator may finally have a shot at the one title that has eluded him: NFL head coach.<\/p>\n

With the firing of former Giants head coach Brian Daboll and the widely speculated possibility that Raiders play-caller Pete Carroll could be on the hot seat, recent reports have linked Anarumo to the openings\u2014an opportunity that would mark a full-circle moment for the Susan Wagner alum.<\/p>\n

Anarumo, who formerly served as a defensive backs coach for Big Blue, is \u201cexpected to receive strong consideration\u201d<\/a> for the Giants job, as \u201chis familiarity and relationship with current general manager Joe Schoen\u201d is also a key factor in the possibility of bringing the Islander back home to the tri-state.<\/p>\n

In fact, Schoen and Anarumo\u2019s paths crossed well before their Giants days, as the current GM served as a scout for the Miami Dolphins while Anarumo acted as DB coach and interim defensive coordinator from 2012\u20132017, highlighting just how far back the pair goes.<\/p>\n

Given that the Giants have allowed the third-most points per game in the league this season (28.2), Anarumo\u2019s defensive-minded coaching style could be just what Big Blue needs to engineer a bounce-back year in 2026.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Raiders, who sit at a struggling 2\u201310 while allowing the seventh-most points per game in the league (25.7), could very well decide to end their Pete Carroll experiment, potentially opening the door for Anarumo to be considered for the role as well.<\/p>\n

While reports of Las Vegas showing interest in Anarumo are far less concrete than the Giants whispers, a coach of his profile could make perfect sense\u2014particularly given the currently underutilized talent of the Raiders\u2019 star defenders, including Pro-Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby and former Super Bowl champion Devin White.<\/p>\n

Largely thanks to Anarumo\u2019s defense, the Colts have posted a strong 8\u20134 record this season, ranking in the top five in total sacks (35.0) and the top 10 in fewest points allowed per game (20.8), illustrating that Staten Island\u2019s own is ready to take the helm of his own team for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK, N.Y.\u2014 Staten Island native Lou Anarumo has held numerous positions throughout his decades-long coaching career at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,14662,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-61018","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nflraw25","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-staten-island","13":"tag-staten-island-headlines","14":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}