EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — The New York Giants and new head coach Brian Daboll are adding to Laura Young as the team’s new director of training operations, sources told ESPN. It is believed to be the first time the Giants have hired a woman on the coaching side.
Young comes from the Buffalo Bills, for whom she served as player services coordinator. She was previously the head of football administration and assistant coach for the Bills, and worked for the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens prior to her time in Buffalo.
Young will work closely with Daboll, who was hired last week after four years as the Bills’ offensive coordinator. She joins several others from Buffalo now with the Giants, including offensive line coach Bobby Johnson and quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney.
In 2020, the Giants hired Hannah Burnett as their first full-time female scout. Currently Burnett is a college talent scout covering the Midlands.
Young was among the Bills’ COVID-19 protocol coordinators for the past two years. That was another milestone on his extensive NFL resume. She began her career on the business side with the Ravens, before jumping to the football side as assistant coach Rex Ryan with the Jets.
Young went to Buffalo with Ryan and stayed there for seven years, before joining Daboll’s staff with the Giants.
ESPN’s Field Yates contributed to this report.
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