Joe Judge makes changes to Giants' coaching staff

Nov 22, 2020 at 02:00 AM

Michael Eisen

Giants.com Senior Writer/Editor

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants have made a bye-week change on their coaching staff, replacing offensive line coach Marc Colombo with Dave DeGuglielmo.

"We appreciate what Marc has done, but I felt like this move is in the best interest of the team," coach Joe Judge said.

Judge and DeGuglielmo worked together on Bill Belichick's coaching staff in New England in 2014-15.

The Giants, winners of their last two games, are 3-7 and on a bye this week. They will return to action on Nov. 29 in Cincinnati.

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Offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo runs players through drills at the teams NFL football training camp, Tuesday, July 30, 2019 in Davie, Fla.

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Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo, right, demonstrates a drill with offensive guard Jesse Davis (77) at the teams NFL football training camp, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 in Davie, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Miami Dolphins new offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo runs players through drills at the teams NFL football training camp, Tuesday, July 30, 2019 in Davie, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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FILE - In this July 30, 2019, file photo, Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo, left, runs players through drills at the teams NFL football training camp, in Davie, Fla. As part of rookie coach Brian Flores' staff, offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo is trying to clean up a mess for the Miami Dolphins, which is nothing new. DeGuglielmo also was a Dolphins assistant in 2009-11, and for the last part of 2017. "I really like it here," he said Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. "I'm like a stray dog _ they keep feeding me, I keep coming back."(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

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Miami Dolphins new offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo runs players through drills at the teams NFL football training camp, Tuesday, July 30, 2019 in Davie, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Miami Dolphins Offensive Line coach Dave Deguglielmo, center, puts players through drills at the teams NFL football training camp, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 in Davie, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Miami Dolphins new offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo runs players through drills at the teams NFL football training camp, Tuesday, July 30, 2019 in Davie, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo, left, rolls out an obstacle in front of center Kyle Fuller during practice at the NFL football team's training camp, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, in Davie, Fla. Ryan Fitzpatrick is expected to start the Miami Dolphins' exhibition game this week, which suggests he's still the front-runner in his battle with Josh Rosen for the starting job. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Indianapolis Colts offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo looks on from the sideline during an NFL football game agains the Baltimore Ravens, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 in Indianapolis. The Ravens won 20-19. (Scott Boehm via AP)

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Indianapolis Colts offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo looks on from the sideline during an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 in Indianapolis. The Colts won 28-27. (Scott Boehm via AP)

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Indianapolis Colts offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo watches from the sideline during a week 6 NFL football game against the New York Jets on Sunday October 14, 2018 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)

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Indianapolis Colts offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo looks up from the sideline during a NFL preseason football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Thursday, August 9, 2018 in Seattle. The Colts won the game 19-17. (Paul Jasienski via AP)

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Indianapolis Colts offensive line coach Dave Deguglielmo, left, talks to the offensive linemen on the bench during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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New England Patriots offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo looks on from the sidelines as he watches the action on the playing field during a week 6 NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, October 18, 2015 in Indianapolis. The Patriots defeated the Colts 34-27. (Scott Boehm via AP)

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New England Patriots first year offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo talks with members of the media after an organized team activity at the NFL football team's facility Friday, May 30, 2014 in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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New England Patriots offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo looks on from the sidelines as he watches the action on the playing field during a week 11 NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis, Indiana on Sunday, November 16, 2014. The Patriots defeated the Colts 42-20. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)

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New England Patriots offensive coordinator Dave DeGuglielmo on the sidelines in the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers, Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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New England Patriots offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo displays his Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet to the offensive linemen on the sideline during an NFL game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, September 14, 2014. The Patriots defeated the Vikings 30-7 in Week 2 at TCF Bank Stadium. (AP Photo/Kevin Terrell)

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New York Jets offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo looks on from the sidelines during a week 15 NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tennessee on December 17, 2012. The Titans defeated the Jets 14-10. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)

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Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo talks with Miami Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano during an NFL football game against the New York Giants on Sunday October 30, 2011 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (AP Photo/Evan Pinkus)

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Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo, center, talks with the offensive line during the NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, won by the Patriots 38-7. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)

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DeGuglielmo, 52, has 28 years of coaching experience, including 15 in the NFL. He was a member of the Giants' staff under Tom Coughlin from 2004-08. He spent his first season as the assistant offensive line coach/offensive quality control coach and the next four years as the assistant to line coach Pat Flaherty. During that time, the Giants earned four playoff berths and won two NFC East titles and Super Bowl XLII.

DeGuglielmo spent the 2019 season as the offensive line coach with the Miami Dolphins – his third turn on their coaching staff. He replaced Flaherty, who was fired just four days into training camp by then first-year head coach Brian Flores.

A native of Lexington, Mass. and a guard and center at Boston University, DeGuglielmo began his coaching career at Boston College as a graduate assistant in 1991-92 under Coughlin.

In 1993, he began a four-year stint at his alma mater as an assistant head coach and offensive line coach. DeGuglielmo also coached the offensive line at the University of Connecticut (1997-98) and South Carolina (1999-2003).

Soon after Coughlin was named the Giants' head coach in 2004, he added DeGuglielmo to his staff.

DeGuglielmo left the Giants in 2009 to become the offensive line coach of the Miami Dolphins, then coached by Tony Sparano, who was the last of his three O-line coaches at B.U. He spent three years with the Dolphins before moving to the Jets in 2012 as their line coach.

In 2014, DeGuglielmo joined a third AFC East team when he was named the Patriots' offensive line coach. That season, New England defeated Seattle in Super Bowl XLIX. The following year, the Pats lost the AFC Championship Game to the Denver Broncos.

Beginning in 2016, DeGuglielmo coached the offensive lines for the San Diego Chargers, Miami (2017), Indianapolis Colts (2018) and Dolphins again.

The Giants have a young line that includes first-round draft choice Andrew Thomas, who has been the starter at left tackle since his arrival; third-round selection Matt Peart, who has played at both tackle spots; and fifth-round pick Shane Lemieux, who started the last three games at left guard. Lemieux replaced Will Hernandez, who started the first 39 games of his career before going on the Reserve/Covid-19 list on Oct. 29. He returned to play as a reserve in the Giants' 27-17 victory against Philadelphia on Sunday.

The line also includes Nick Gates, who has started every game in his first year playing center, nine-year veteran Kevin Zeitler at right guard and seven-year pro Cam Fleming at right tackle.

Ben Wilkerson will continue to serve as assistant offensive line coach.