newsday.com - 2/19/2008
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Tom Coughlin entered the 2007 season not knowing if it
would be his last with the Giants. But after upsetting the previously unbeaten Patriots and winning Super Bowl XLII, the coach is close to reaping the rewards of a long-term extension.
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Giants ready to reward Coughlin with extension
Giant Football Blog —
... winning Super Bowl XLII, the coach is close to reaping the rewards of a long-term extension. Two league sources familiar with the Giants' situation told Newsday yesterday that there are few hurdles left in negotiations, and that a deal could be completed sometime this week. One source said the contract will be a four-year extension through the 2011 season. No financial terms were disclosed, but the deal likely will average about $5 million - or perhaps slightly higher - per season. Continue
COUGHLIN EXTENSION COMING THIS WEEK?
ProFootballTalk.com —
Bob Glauber of Newsday reports that the Giants are finishing up negotiations with head coach Tom Coughlin on a contract extension, and that a deal could be completed this week . Coughlin, who coached the Giants to a Super Bowl title a year after most fans wanted him fired, will sign a four-year extension through the 2011 season, and the deal will likely average $5 million a year or a little more, Glauber reports. Coughlin has one year remaining on his current contract with the Giants, who extended his deal last year so that he wouldn’t coach 2007 as a lame duck. As it turned ...
TC deserves extension for job well done
Big Blue View —
What a difference a year -- and a Super Bowl championship -- makes! The Giants are on the verge of giving Tom Coughlin a new four-year contract that will run through the 2011 season. When you consider everything that has happened during Coughlin's tenure, that's amazing. I began writing here at Big Blue View almost a year ago to the day. Leading up to the season we spent a lot of time debating Coughlin's fitness to be Giants' coach. In fact, in a July post I referenced an article by Clark Judge of CBS Sportsline in which he said TC was the second-most likely coach to be fired following the 2007 season. On July 15, I asked ...
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newsday.com 2/19/2008 — One source said the contract will be a four-year extension through the 2011 season. No financial terms were disclosed, but the deal likely will average about $5 million - or perhaps slightly higher - per season.
Report: Giants, Coughlin close on new deal
tsn.ca 2/19/2008 — The Super Bowl champion New York Giants are reportedly set to reward head coach Tom Coughlin with a new contract.
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