What the Giants’ Jerome Henderson told himself — and his players — about missing out on defensive coordinator job

New York Giants defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson participates in drills during New York Giants OTAs in East Rutherford, N.J. Thursday, May 26, 2022

The best coaches, no matter the level, embrace a teaching opportunity whenever it arises. Even if that lesson is difficult for the coach to accept, based on his own personal experience.

Jerome Henderson did not get what he wanted, and there is no doubt that stung. He was a candidate for the Giants defensive coordinator job that was vacated the day after the 2023 season ended when Wink Martindale lost it in Brian Daboll’s office.

Henderson went through a formal interview with Daboll — he was the only in-house candidate — but did not get the job. Daboll went outside the organization a

nd hired Shane Bowen from the Titans.