Former New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin entered advanced negotiations with the Philadelphia Eagles and could be named the team’s next head coach.
Coughlin, 69, stepped down under pressure from ownership at the end of his fourth consecutive season without a playoff appearance with the Giants. The two-time Super Bowl winning coach spent 12 seasons with the Giants, who granted the arch-rival and division foe permission to interview Coughlin.
The Eagles fired Chip Kelly on Dec. 29. Kelly was 26-21 in three seasons with the Eagles but players and owner Jeffrey Lurie criticized his management style.
Coughlin, a disciplinarian many former players said was a father figure and role model in New York, would be the opposite personality.
News of Coughlin’s talks with the Eagles was first reported by ESPN and later by NFL Network. It came a day after the Giants moved toward promoting Coughlin’s offensive coordinator, Ben McAdoo, to head coach.