In a surprising twist, Brian Daboll will be back as the New York Giants head coach in the 2025 season after all.

Despite rumors that the embattled head coach was on the hot seat amid a 3-14 season, team president John Mara announced Monday that both Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen will return to their respective roles.

Mara said he and co-owner Steve Tisch "remain confident in the process that Joe and Brian have implemented and their vision for our team."

Daboll's tenure in New York got off to a promising start, as the team went 9-7-1 in the 2022 season and reached the postseason, beating the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card Round before getting blown out by the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round.

Things quickly went off the rails from there, however. The Giants went just 6-11 in the 2023 season, hampered in part by Daniel Jones' season-ending ACL tear.

It became very clear in 2024 that Jones was never going to be the long-term solution at quarterback. It didn't help that the Giants allowed the face of the franchise, running back Saquon Barkley, to depart in free agency ahead of the season and sign with the rival Philadelphia Eagles.

Despite New York's awful season, Mara maintained in late October that the Giants weren't going to make any major changes.

"Obviously we're all very disappointed with where we are right now," he said. "But I'm gonna say one thing, we are not making any changes this season and I do not anticipate making any changes in the offseason either. I'm not gonna dissect individual players' performances or the offense vs. the defense or anything like that. I just wanted to make that statement. There will be a time and a place after the season to talk about this in more detail."

That didn't last long. Jones was benched and eventually released, although Mara didn't have a change of heart at head coach despite Daboll's 18-32-1 overall record with the Giants and the team's embarrassing 10-game losing streak during the 2024 campaign.

A hard reset was always coming at quarterback, and a similar one was expected at head coach. The positive for the Giants after such a difficult season is that the team will now be in position to draft one of the top options on the board in April. They hold the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

The Giants felt like an organization that could use a clean slate. Instead, any rebuild will be pushed back for at least another season.