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Giants DC Perry Fewell's contract was quietly extended through 2013 after New York's February, 2012 Super Bowl win.
Coach Tom Coughlin also made it clear Monday that Fewell will be retained for the 2013 season despite major decline on the defensive side of the ball. The Giants finished 2012 ranked 31st in the NFL in total defense. They were sixth the previous year. Fewell was hired as Giants defensive coordinator in 2010. Mon, Dec 31, 2012 05:06:00 PM
Source: New York Daily News

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Giants co-owner John Mara expects to work out a new contract with coach Tom Coughlin within the next 4-6 weeks.

"I have no doubt it's going to get done very soon," said Mara. "As I've said, Tom is our guy, and we think we have the best coach in the league." Mara's comments notwithstanding, Coughlin was on the hot seat as recently as early last season. Winning his second Super Bowl in a half-decade may have allowed the NFL's oldest coach to also become the highest-paid.
Source: New York Post
Tue, Mar 27, 2012 08:34:00 PM
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Coach Tom Coughlin has no plans to retire regardless of the Super Bowl outcome.

"I feel good," Coughlin told CBSSports.com earlier this week. "Retire to do what?" Much like Tony LaRussa's easy-going attitude throughout the playoffs, Coughlin was notably loose with reporters on Thursday. Asked if he was superstitious, Coughlin replied, "I haven't changed my so-and-so's in three or four weeks." Pressed on strategies for stopping Rob Gronkowski, Coughlin quickly offered, "With a ladder."
Source: ESPN New York
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 07:27:00 PM
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NFL.com's Mike Lombardi suggests that ex-Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo could resurface with the Giants as defensive coordinator.

It's the position Spags held before flopping as St. Louis' head coach. The Giants finished the regular season 27th in total defense, and 29th versus the pass. Lombardi anticipates "major competition" for Spagnuolo's services. The Eagles are also expected to be in the mix, though Spagnuolo's schemes have never used the "Wide-9" philosophy implemented in Philly by Jim Washburn.
Related: Eagles, Rams
Source: NFL.com
Mon, Jan 2, 2012 10:45:00 PM
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Giants signed head coach Tom Coughlin to a one-year extension.

This had been expected for quite some time. With John Fox as an obvious exception last season, NFL teams rarely allow their head coaches to enter a season with lame duck status. Coughlin sports an impressive 65-47 (.580) record in seven years with the Giants, but he may need to make the playoffs to earn another extension with consistent rumors of Bill Cowher lurking in the shadows.
Wed, Jul 27, 2011 12:52:00 PM
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Perry Fewell is expected to stay on as Giants defensive coordinator in 2011 after missing out on head coaching openings.

All four teams that interviewed Fewell have filled their head coaching vacancies, and he has yet to be tied to the Raiders, the only remaining team with an open position. Fewell's return is great news for a Giants defense that has not had the same DC two years in a row since Steve Spagnuolo in 2007-08.
Source: New York Daily News
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 10:34:00 AM
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According to the Newark Star-Ledger, ex-Panthers coach John Fox "would certainly" be a target for Giants defensive coordinator if DC Perry Fewell takes the head coaching job in Carolina.

Fox and Tom Coughlin have never worked on the same staff, but they faced off against each other in the AFC South and Fox has history with the Giants. A longtime defensive backs coach with six years of NFL coordinator experience before his Panthers tenure, Fox would be a natural replacement for Fewell.
Related: Panthers
Source: Newark Star-Ledger
Thu, Jan 6, 2011 10:10:00 AM
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The Panthers and Browns have both inquired about Giants DC Perry Fewell regarding their head coaching vacancies.

Fewell ran the No. 7 defense in 2010, a unit that led the NFL in forced fumbles and ranked fifth in sacks. The Lovie Smith disciple also got a cup of coffee in the head coaching ranks as the Bills' interim man at the end of the 2009 season. Fewell would appear to be a more likely candidate in Carolina than Cleveland. The Panthers are targeting coordinators only.
Related: Panthers, Browns
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Mon, Jan 3, 2011 02:31:00 PM
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Ex-Steelers RB Jerome Bettis predicted again that Bill Cowher will return to the NFL as the next coach of the Giants.

"I can tell Coach Cowher misses the game," said Bettis. "The situation is right for him to come back." Bettis believes Cowher would be willing to take a rebuilding job, but only if the team has a proven quarterback. The Cowboys could also be an option, though Cowher's relationship with the Mara family works to the Giants' advantage.
Source: SI.com
Tue, Sep 28, 2010 08:05:00 PM
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CBS2 in New York reports that Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has been arrested for rape.

According to the report, Taylor is accused of beating and raping a 15-year-old "runaway from New York City controlled by a pimp." The alleged incident occurred early Thursday morning at the Holiday Inn Holidome Hotel in Suffern, and charges are expected to be filed once police complete their investigation. Though the original LT has a long history of drug abuse and other brushes with the law, this is still a shocking report.
Source: WCBSTV.com
Thu, May 6, 2010 11:02:00 AM
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Bill Cowher downplayed talk of him holding out for the Giants head coaching job Thursday, explaining that he hasn't spoken to Jerome Bettis in two years.

Cowher didn't come right out and deny Bettis' claim, but he implied that his former running back would have no clue about his future plans. Bettis is credited with correctly predicting that Cowher would retire from the Steelers back in 2006. Until he takes another coaching job, the speculation is going to remain that Cowher is interested in the Giants.
Related: Steelers
Source: New York Daily News
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 09:14:00 AM
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Ex-Steelers RB Jerome Bettis said Thursday that Bill Cowher hasn't accepted a head coaching job the past couple of seasons because he's "holding out" for the Giants job.

New York is "where he always wanted to be," said Bettis. "The Mara family, he's been very close to them ... and was on the inside track -- before the Giants won the Super Bowl -- for that job." Bettis, who is tight with his former head coach, believes Cowher will end up coaching the Giants eventually. If Tom Coughlin misses the playoffs again next year, it could happen as soon as 2011.
Source: New York Daily News
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 06:22:00 PM
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Updating a previous item, NFL.com's Jason LaCanfora seconds a report by ESPN's Adam Schefter that Perry Fewell will accept the Giants' offer to be defensive coordinator.

Fewell will receive a two-year deal. He was believed to be leaning toward joining close friend Lovie Smith in Chicago earlier in the week, but the staff's uncertain future may have pushed him toward the Giants job. Fewell will have much more talent to work with in New York, which makes the possibility of a quick turnaround appealing. A Tampa-2 devotee, Fewell may have to adjust his style to fit a Giants scheme that typically blitzes with more than just the front four.
Related: Bears
Source: NFL.com
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 04:09:00 PM
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ESPN's Adam Schefter reports former Bills interim coach Perry Fewell is "planning to accept" the Giants' defensive coordinator position over the Bears'.

It's a bit surprising, as Schefter reported earlier in the week that Fewell would accept the Bears' job if it was offered. Fewell's Cover-2 philosophy also would have been a much more natural fit with Lovie Smith, who already has the system in place. Fewell, one of best defensive backs coaches in the league, will be asked to fix the Giants' leaky secondary.
Related: Bears
Source: ESPN.com
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 11:59:00 AM
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The Giants have formally approached Jim Haslett about their defensive coordinator vacancy, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

However, Schefter says the union "sounds like a longshot for now." Haslett, 54, was out of the NFL last season, staying busy as a head coach in the UFL.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Mon, Jan 11, 2010 09:29:00 PM

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