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Giants extend Coughlin one more year

Published Jul. 27, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

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The New York Giants announced Wednesday a one-year contract extension for head coach Tom Coughlin, who was set to begin the final season of his previous contract.

At the end of last season, the Giants finished 10-6 and considered the season a disappointment because they did not make the playoffs, but team ownership gave a vote of confidence to Coughlin.

Coughlin, who will turn 65 on August 31, will now be under contract through the 2012 season.

The Giants announced the move in a bizarre manner, offering random quotes from Coughlin and co-owner John Mara via the team's Twitter account.

"As we said after the season, we strongly believe in Tom," Mara said. "We believe in the job he has done, and we believe in his ability to lead our team in the future. Everybody was on the same page in arriving at the extension."

After this past season, Mara and co-owner Steve Tisch ended any speculation by saying Coughlin – who engineered the stunning victory over the undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII – would return and that an extension would be worked on in the offseason.

"Our players respond to and play hard for Tom," Tisch said. "We look forward to being able to continue to benefit from Tom's energy and drive and work ethic, all of which are second to none."

General manager Jerry Reese said, "Nobody works harder than Tom at trying to make the team as good as it can be, and nobody pushes himself and his staff harder than Tom to try to figure out the best way to win."

Coughlin in a statement said, "As I was when I was hired in 2004, I am grateful for the opportunity. To be the head coach of the New York Giants is the fulfillment of a dream for somebody who grew up where I grew up and when I grew up.

"As I have said roughly a thousand times, we're all on one-year contracts in this business, but the reality is that I am thankful to work for people like the Maras and the Tisches and with people like (General Manager) Jerry Reese and his staff, as well as my coaching staff and our players."

Coughlin, a native of Waterloo, New York, has coached the Giants since 2004, compiling a record of 65-47 and reaching the playoffs four times. Prior to that, Coughlin coached the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1995 to 2002, going 68-60 and making the playoffs four times.

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