Giants agree to multiyear extension with GM Joe Schoen
Schoen, who is coming off 3 straight losing seasons with the team, will be sticking around for the start of the John Harbaugh era.
New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen is sticking around, despite a series of losing seasons. The Giants announced Thursday that the team and Schoen have agreed to terms on a multi-year extension. Schoen will now work alongside new Giants head coach John Harbaugh, who was hired by the team in January , for the long-term future.
Though there was some questions as to whether Harbaugh would bring in a different GM after arriving in East Rutherford, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Thursday that Schoen and Harbaugh have hit it off. That partnership sparked discussions over Schoen’s extension over the past few weeks. Entering John Harbaugh's first year as head coach, Giants have extended GM Joe Schoen.
https://t. co/1T7OAnEfOm — Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) May 21, 2026 Schoen, 46, was hired by New York ahead of the 2022 season. In his first year, he led the Giants to the playoffs.
However, in the three years since, the franchise has gone 13-38. In January, after the third straight losing season with Schoen at the helm, Giants owners John Mara and Steve Tisch confirmed that Schoen would stay on as GM despite the disappointment, saying in a statement that “continuity and stability in the front office is important to our progress. ” The Giants had fired head coach Brian Daboll partway through the 4-13 season, following a 2-8 in November.