Tom Coughlin Steps Down as Head Coach of the Giants After 12 Years

It’s the end of an era for Big Blue.

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Lots of NFL head coaches have lost their jobs over the course of the last week. From former Eagles head coach Chip Kelly to former 49ers coach Jim Tomsula, there are more than a few coaches looking for work right now. But none of those coaches spent as much time with their organizations as now-former Giants head coach Tom Coughlin.

Coughlin—who won two Super Bowls with the Giants and is the only NFL head coach Eli Manning has ever known—just announced that he is stepping down after 12 years as head coach and will no longer be coaching the G-Men. Here’s his full statement:

Tom Coughlin’s statement on stepping down pic.twitter.com/WEyo66ygX0

— SNY (@SNYtv) January 4, 2016

It’s the end of an era for Big Blue. No word yet on who Coughlin’s replacement will be.

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