For those fans who were looking for Tom Coughlin to retire from the New York Giants, it's not happening anytime soon.
According to Bart Hubbach of the New York Post, Giants owner John Mara told Hubbach that an extension for the Giants head coach is being worked on and likely will be completed within the next month to six weeks.
"John Mara just told me the Giants expect to complete Tom Coughlin's contract extension in the next month to 6 weeks."
This would be a second contract extension that Coughlin would be signing with the team.
The first one was right after Super Bowl XLII when the Giants beat the Patriots, and Mara rewarded Coughlin with a four-year deal worth about $21 million.
He got a one-year extension on it, which would run out after the 2012 season, but after the Giants again defeated the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in February, Mara is set to reward the Giants head coach again.
And for Coughlin, it's a contract that is well-earned and deserved.
He'll be 66 by the time the 2012 season kicks off, but he has proven to be one of the best coaches in the NFL right now.
With the Giants, Coughlin is 128-74 in the regular season since 2004 and is 8-3 in the postseason with two Super Bowl championships.
Coughlin has not had the easiest tenure with the Giants, as a lot of people have called for the team to fire him in the past, especially this past season when things didn't look good.
Sure, I was screaming for Bill Cowher to be New York's next head coach if Coughlin got axed.
But when things were tough and it didn't look good for the Giants, Coughlin never lost his composure nor his will to win. He kept the Giants focused and motivated every single week.
The Giants really got things turned around on Christmas Eve when they defeated the Jets 29-14 and earned themselves a chance to win the NFC East title against the Cowboys. With everyone watching on national television, the Giants embarrassed the Cowboys 31-14 to win the division and rode their momentum heading into the playoffs.
New York then knocked off the Atlanta Falcons, the defending champion Green Bay Packers, the San Francisco 49ers and the New England Patriots en route to the Super Bowl.
Winning the first Super Bowl four years ago saved Coughlin's job in New York.
Winning the second Super Bowl last month not only earned Coughlin a prestigious honor in New York history and in the NFL but it also earned him job security.
Even if the Giants somehow have a 7-9 season in 2012, Coughlin won't ever have to worry about getting fired, because it's not happening. Mara isn't going to fire the coach who brought two championships to the franchise.
I can easily see a four or five-year deal worth $25 million for Coughlin as an extension.
After the Super Bowl, he was adamant about not retiring and wanted to keep coaching. Nobody would have blamed him if he decided to retire and leave the NFL a winner, but Coughlin is coaching for the love of the sport and the profession, and that's what makes him not only a special coach but also a legendary figure whom true Giants fans appreciate and cherish.
Coughlin has earned every penny of the money New York has paid him since 2004, and he'll continue to earn every single penny of the next contract he signs in the coming weeks.
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