Giants hire John Richter away from Texans as director of college scouting
There’s a new leader of the Giants’ college scouting department.The Giants hired John Ritcher away from the Texans to be their director of college scouting, The Post confirmed on Saturday.Ritcher held a co-director title in Houston and now will run his own department with the Giants.The hire was fueled by general manager Joe Schoen, which is significant because it shows that he is still wielding power and influence.Because Schoen is believed to be working in the final year of his contract and because head coach John Harbaugh is reporting directly to ownership, Schoen’s job status was speculated to be on rocky ground.Schoen and Ritcher worked together in the Dolphins organization.
Ritcher then spent six seasons with the Cardinals and eight with the Texans.The Giants have not had a director of college scouting since Schoen took over in 2022 and fired Chris Pettit.Assistant director of player personnel Dennis Hickey — a former Dolphins general manager — acted as the pseudo-head of the college scouting department with national scouts Marcus Cooper and Jeremy Breit (both longtime employees) at the top of the chain.Senior vice president of football operations and strategy Dawn Aponte was also with the Dolphins at the same time as Schoen, Hickey and Ritcher.It is a surprise that Harbaugh has not added anyone with Ravens ties to the front office during his first five months on the job, especially given the franchise’s excellent track record of producing high-level executives.Perhaps it is proof that Harbaugh was pleased with the inherited scouting department.
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