Giants Hire Son on Familiar GM
The NFL isn't always a meritocracy. The best players obviously rise to the cream of the crop, but behind the scenes, many front offices and coaching staffs are filled by who people know, rather than what people know.
Now, that isn't to say that football can't be the family business, or that said hires are unqualified. But it's an unmistakable trend that has at least partly contributed to the lack of diversity at the upper levels of management across the league.
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On Thursday, the New York Giants added to that with their newest addition.
The Giants hired Tyson Beane, the son of Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane, according to ESPN's Jordan Raanan.
The son of a general manager getting a call is not a surprise. It is notable, though, that he signed with New York, which figured to be the most likely outcome if not for Buffalo. Giants general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll came in tandem from the Bills, where they helped turn quarterback Josh Allen into a well-supported superstar with Super Bowl aspirations.
Beane and Schoen go further back than Buffalo, too. Beane was a part of the Carolina Panthers front office that built an NFC champion. When he left for Buffalo, Schoen replaced him as a general manager, coming over from the Miami Dolphins.
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Schoen also spent time with Carolina from 2001–2007. During that time, Beane was a member of the personnel department, eventually becoming the director of football operations in 2008.
Tyson Beane will be a scouting assistant with the Giants. Schoen, in his first year with the Panthers, spent his first year with the organization in that same role.
There's little use projecting Beane forward given the uncertainty that comes with the position, Schoen's job security, and the heavy turnover lower-level assistants can experience. Daboll's son, Christian, left the organization in 2025 after spending two seasons as an offensive assistant.
According to Raanan, New York also lost offensive assistant Angela Baker, who had been with the Giants since the start of the current administration.
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