Giants, John Harbaugh and Tom Coughlin
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So, did Tom Coughlin actually tell Chris Mara to “get your ass down there” as the Giants were wondering if it made sense or was appropriate to take a trip to the Baltimore area to meet with
Tom Coughlin’s first Super Bowl was one of the most famous games in NFL history. It pitted the New York Giants, considered massive underdogs at the time, against the New England Patriots, who hadn’t lost a game all season.
When negotiations started to get shaky, a cool-headed Tom Coughlin helped calm things down and bridge the gap between John Harbaugh and the Giants.
It’s somewhat ironic that the man who delivered Harbaugh the fourth loss as a rookie head coach back in 2008 helped to deliver Harbaugh to the Giants. But that’s exactly what Coughlin did when he connected Harbaugh and Chris Mara shortly after the former was fired by the Baltimore Ravens.
When Tom Coughlin spoke about John Harbaugh, Chris Mara certainly listened. As Big Blue’s pursuit of its next coach revved into high gear, Coughlin — a two-time Super Bowl-winning coach with the franchise — sent a stern message to the younger brother of Giants co-owner John Mara,
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Jaguars legend Tom Coughlin was officially inducted into the Jacksonville Sports Hall of Fame with over 40 Jay Fund Foundation patients and their families in attendance at the game.