Brian Daboll puts Giants tenure behind him while mentoring Cam Ward in unlikely Robert Saleh pairing

Nypost · Aug 05, 2026 · 160 words · By Brian Costello

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What to know about Brian Daboll puts Giants tenure behind him while mentoring Cam Ward in unlikely Robert Saleh pairing

— As Brian Daboll stands at a podium answering reporters’ questions, Robert Saleh walks by and shouts, “We love you, Daboll.” “Saleh is going to work out,” Daboll says, cracking a smile.

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— As Brian Daboll stands at a podium answering reporters’ questions, Robert Saleh walks by and shouts, “We love you, Daboll.” “Saleh is going to work out,” Daboll says, cracking a smile.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Brian Daboll puts Giants tenure behind him while mentoring Cam Ward in unlikely Robert Saleh pairing?
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Claim 1: “The Giants fired Daboll after 10 games last season.”

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Multiple independent sources (TikTok/CNN report, AOL, and Wikipedia) confirm that Brian Daboll was fired by the New York Giants after a 2-8 start (10 games) in the 2025 season.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the New York Giants' 101st in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth under general manager Joe Schoen, their final under the ownership tandem of John Mara and Steve Tisch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Giants_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season

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Claim 2: “Saleh got fired by the Jets five games into the 2024 season.”

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Multiple independent sources, including Nypost, Deseret News, HuffPost, and Wikipedia, explicitly state that Robert Saleh was fired by the New York Jets five games into the 2024 season.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the New York Jets' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their sixth and final under general manager Joe Douglas and their fourth and final under head coa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Jets' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall and their second under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. They will att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Jets_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Jalal Saleh (born January 31, 1979) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Saleh

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Claim 3: “two years ago when the two were facing off in a joint practice as the Jets head coach and Giants head coach, respectively”

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While the specific 'joint practice' event isn't detailed in a single snippet, the evidence confirms that Robert Saleh was the head coach of the Jets (Wikipedia: 2024 New York Jets season) and Brian Daboll was the head coach of the Giants (Wikipedia: 2025 New York Giants season) during the timeframe mentioned (approximately two years prior to the 2026 context).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ali Abdullah Saleh (21 March 1947 – 4 December 2017) was a Yemeni military officer and politician who served as the first president of the Republic of Yemen from the Yemeni unification in 1990 until h…
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Claim 4: “Saleh is the head coach and Daboll is his offensive coordinator [for the Titans]”

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Wikipedia entries for both Robert Saleh and Brian Daboll, as well as the 2026 Tennessee Titans season page, explicitly confirm Saleh as head coach and Daboll as offensive coordinator for the Titans.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brian Michael Daboll ( DAY-bəl; born April 14, 1975) is a Canadian professional American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL).…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the Tennessee Titans' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their 30th in the state of Tennessee, their second under general manager Mike Borgonzi, and the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_Titans_season

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