Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach Doug Pederson is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, and running backs coach/assistant head coach Duce Staley will lead the Eagles in Pederson’s absence.
That begs the question, what would the New York Giants do if head coach Joe Judge were to contract the virus and have to quarantine away from the team for a couple of weeks? Particularly during the regular season?
Judge said on Friday that the Giants “have succession plans for the coaching staff,” but did not elaborate on what those are.
“To be honest with you, my plan as the head coach as we go through training camp is not only evaluating players, but also evaluating the coaches in terms of interaction.