Joe Judge was perhaps the least visible and least appreciated candidate the Giants interviewed for their head coaching vacancy.
That did not stop them from hiring him.
The Giants and Judge are finalizing a deal to make him the 19th head coach in franchise history, a source confirmed to Newsday on Tuesday. Judge, who just turned 38 and had been the special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Patriots, interviewed with the team on Monday.
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The Giants were expecting to meet with Baylor coach Matt Rhule on Tuesday, but Rhule agreed to become head coach of the Panthers on Tuesday morning.