EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — By the middle of this week, Ben McAdoo had interviewed for vacant head coaching positions with the Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles. He knew that if either team was serious about hiring him, it would call him back for a second interview.
Indeed, the Giants on Wednesday asked McAdoo, the team’s offensive coordinator for the last two seasons, to come back for another meeting the next morning. But McAdoo had a scheduling conflict — he was supposed to be in Philadelphia on Thursday morning for his second meeting with the Eagles.
That was alarming news to the Giants.