While Bill Belichick took himself out of the running for the Giants’ head coach vacancy, he might not have needed to make that statement on Friday.

Belichick “was never on [the Giants’] radar” to replace Brian Daboll as New York’s next head coach, The Athletic ’s Dianna Russini reported Saturday .

Shortly after Daboll was fired as the Giants’ head coach on Monday, Belichick was quickly speculated to be a top candidate for the job. He came to prominence as a coach during his time with the organization in the 1980s, helping the Giants win two Super Bowl titles over his six-year tenure as defensive coordinator (1985-90).

“I have great respect and genuinely care for the New York Giants organization and both the Mara and Tisch families,” Belichick wrote in his statement on Friday. “The

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