Three offseasons in a row, Mike Kafka received interviews for NFL head-coaching vacancies.

That included earlier this year, when the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints considered the offensive-minded Kafka before hiring Ben Johnson and Kellen Moore, respectively.

Kafka now gets his first chance to run an NFL team, as the Giants named him their interim head coach after firing Brian Daboll on Monday.

Here’s what you need to know about Kafka:

GIANTS HISTORY

Kafka, 38, had been the Giants’ offensive coordinator since 2022, when Daboll added him to the coaching staff shortly after his own hiring.

The Giants promoted Kafka to assistant head coach before the 2024 season while keeping him in place as the OC.

Kafka has been the Giants’ offensive playcaller for much of his tenure, tho

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