Tom Coughlin has decided not to pursue the Philadelphia Eagles’ vacant head coaching position, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The former Giants head coach met with Philadelphia on Monday, and was the sixth candidate the team had interviewed. Now, Schefter reports that they are zeroing in on Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson.
Tom Coughlin no longer in running for Eagles head coach
Despite interviewing with the Eagles on Monday, Coughlin has reportedly taken himself out of running to be their next coach.
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Coughlin, 69, also interviewed with the San Francisco 49ers earlier in the week. However, the 49ers hired Chip Kelly as their new coach on Thursday, and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network had previously reported that Coughlin didn’t see the West Coast team as a fit for him anyway.
Coughlin stepped down from his position with the Giants after spending the last 12 years with the team. He led them to six winning seasons, five playoff appearances and two Super Bowl titles, but his teams have failed to make the playoffs each of the past four years.
The Giants finished 2015 at 6-10. They have reportedly promoted offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo to be their new head coach.
“I strongly believe the time is right for me and my family, and as I said, the Giants organization,” Coughlin said in a statement when he stepped down. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as head coach of the New York Football Giants. This is not a sad occasion for me.”
The move was officially billed as a resignation. However, Coughlin appeared to ignore Giants president Steve Mara during his goodbye press conference, and soon after his name began popping up in coaching rumors and the Giants granted him permission to interview with both the Eagles and 49ers.
Coughlin has two Super Bowl rings as a head coach and one as an assistant coach. He joined the NFL as a coach in 1984 when he coached wide receivers with the Philadelphia Eagles. He then coached receivers for the Green Bay Packers and Giants before he landed his first head coaching job with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995. He remained with them until 2002 and is 170-150 in his career as a head coach.
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