Judge joined the Patriots in 2012 as the team's assistant special teams coach, a position he held for three years. He was elevated to special teams coordinator in 2015 and was given the additional responsibility of coaching the wide receivers in 2019 after Chad O'Shea left the Patriots to become the Miami Dolphins' offensive coordinator.

In his 15 seasons as an NFL and collegiate coach, Judge has been a part of five championship teams. He was on the Patriots' staff when they won Super Bowls XLIX, LI and LIII. New England played in the AFC Championship Game in each of Judge's first seven seasons with the team. In addition, he coached at the University of Alabama when the Crimson Tide won BCS titles in 2009 and 2011.

Judge spent the last 11 seasons working under two of the most successful coaches in football history in Nick Saban and Bill Belichick.

This is Judge's first head coaching job. He succeeds Pat Shurmur, who was dismissed on Dec. 30 after two seasons with the Giants.

Judge will be formally introduced at an afternoon press conference on Thursday.

"Joe has prepared for this moment and is ready for the challenge of leading our team," said Gettleman, the Giants' general manager. "His beliefs and principles are all about the team. Because of his background with special teams working under Bill Belichick, he has had the experience of evaluating and managing the entire roster. Can't wait to work with him."

Judge was interviewed on Monday at the team's headquarters, the Quest Diagnostics Training Center, by Mara, the Giants' president, Gettleman and Abrams, the team's vice president of football operations. He met with team chairman Steve Tisch on Tuesday in Providence, R.I.

Before meeting with Judge, the Giants spoke to four other candidates: Dallas Cowboys defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach Kris Richard, Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don Martindale, and Mike McCarthy, who this week was named the new coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

"This was the deepest group of quality candidates I can recall, and Joe is as impressive a candidate as I have interviewed," Mara said. "We met with Joe on Monday. We did have some other candidates lined up to speak with, but Joe had established the threshold at that point. He knows what winning looks like and should look like. His exposure and experience in New England and Alabama have helped shape his philosophy of building a winning program and culture. We are thankful that he has accepted the responsibility to lead our team."