The New York Giants already lost one member of their front office to the New England Patriots, and they could lose another to the Las Vegas Raiders.
“Sources: The Raiders will interview Giants assistant GM Brandon Brown in-person on Monday for their GM opening,” FOX Sports NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported on the evening of January 18. “His first interview with the team was conducted virtually.”
Sources: The #Raiders will interview #Giants assistant GM Brandon Brown in-person on Monday for their GM opening. His first interview with the team was conducted virtually.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) January 19, 2025
A fast-rising executive with a scouting background, Brown won a Super Bowl with the Eagles during the 2017… pic.twitter.com/ZOGOGbTpGO
Schultz also added that Brown is “a fast-rising executive with a scouting background, [who] won a Super Bowl with the [Philadelphia] Eagles during the 2017 season.”
Browns received general manager interviews last winter too, but he ended up sticking with the Giants. One year later, it appears he’s in real danger of being poached considering the Raiders are bringing him in for a second interview.
Background on Giants Assistant GM Brandon Brown
Like most eventual GM candidates, Brown has worked his way up the ladder, putting in time with different organizations.
According to his NYG bio page, Brown started out with the other NFL franchise in town in 2012 as a pro personnel intern with the New York Jets.
Later, he joined the Indianapolis Colts after two years at Boston College, “first as a recruiting specialist (2013) and then as the assistant director of player personnel (2014).”
After a couple of seasons in Indy, he was hired by the Eagles in 2017.
Brown spent five seasons in Philadelphia. He was promoted to the team’s director of player personnel in 2021 and according to his bio page, “Brown oversaw the Eagles’ pro scouting department and did crossover work on the college scouting side” in that role.
Before that, Brown also spent time as the “assistant director of pro scouting” (2017-18) and the “director of pro scouting” (2019-20).
With Big Blue, the organization noted that Brown “was instrumental in the 2022 roster renovation that enabled the Giants to finish 9-7-1 and earn their first postseason berth in six years.”
Brown is considered the current “top associate” of general manger Joe Schoen.
Giants Fans Voiced Positive Opinion of Brandon Brown After Watching Hard Knocks
Brown was seen often throughout the Giants’ edition of HBO’s Hard Knocks, which covered the 2024 offseason for the first time in the series’ history.
Generally speaking, NYG fans seemed to like what they saw from Brown — although they were less confident in Schoen.
“Great moment on Hard Knocks with the Giants!” One fan wrote, sharing a clip from the show. “This could be a Giant Overreaction, but when I curse this much, I am trying to be convincing. It looks like Schoen is trying to persuade Brandon Brown on [quarterback] Daniel Jones but Brandon’s eye contact seems unconvinced but Joe [Schoen] is [the] boss.”
Great moment on Hard Knocks with the Giants!
This could be a Giant Overreaction, but when I curse this much, I am trying to be convincing.
It looks like Schoen is trying to pursuade Brandon Brown on Daniel Jones but Brandon’s eye contact seems unconvinced but Joe is boss.
Great moment on Hard Knocks with the Giants!
— awthentik (@awthentik) July 3, 2024
This could be a Giant Overreaction, but when I curse this much, I am trying to be convincing.
It looks like Schoen is trying to pursuade Brandon Brown on Daniel Jones but Brandon's eye contact seems unconvinced but Joe is boss. pic.twitter.com/qA3pWTrSFc
After hearing about the Raiders interview, another fan agreed that Brown was not the problem within Schoen’s front office.
“This would be a great pick up for the Raiders..” the user said. “In the small window of the @giants [expletive] Up Hard Knocks you could see Schoen dismissed his insight. He is never going anywhere in NY! It would be a shame to see Brandon Brown go!”
Senior Bowl Executive Director and Jets GM candidate Jim Nagy also complimented Brown for a different segment of Hard Knocks.
“NY Giants AGM Brandon Brown nailed it on Hard Knocks when talking about value of maximizing every opportunity during pre-draft process,” Nagy stated. He then quoted Brown, who said: “Multiple touch points are the 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙪𝙘𝙚…so with Theo [Johnson] we were fortunate to have exposure to him at the Senior Bowl.”
It seems Brown has a bright NFL future, even if Schoen’s future with the Giants is less clear.
