NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Pat Shurmur is brushing up on his Giants history, and the team’s new head coach hopes he can have a hand in repeating it.
The Giants own the second overall pick in April’s draft. Speaking to WFAN’s “The Afternoon Drive” on Friday, Shurmur, who was formally introduced to the media hours earlier, said he recently learned that the last time the Giants drafted second they selected Lawrence Taylor. The last time they drafted third they took Carl Banks.
“Those are two players that helped change this franchise,” Shurmur said. “So that’s what we need to do.