Tom Coughlin knows plenty about coaching the Giants in good times and bad.
So, Coughlin might be the perfect person for Brian Daboll to lean on as he deals with the reality of going from 2022 NFL Coach of the Year to under scrutiny for the Giants’ 1-4 start.
“Just what he’s doing,” Coughlin, the two-time Super Bowl-winning coach, said Friday night at the annual Tom Coughlin Jay Fund gala. “Stick your nose to the grindstone, work as hard as you can, keep your people together, keep them focused. Tough times don’t last, tough people do.
“He’ll get it done.”
The Jay Fund is a non-profit whose mission is to financially, emotionally and practically support families battling childhood cancer.
“Those of us who, thank God, have never had to go through this don’t know what it’s like to be told, ‘Your child has cancer,’” Coughlin said. “Your world completely changes. It’s a punch in the gut, one after the other, and that’s where the Jay Fund comes in.”
Daboll was one of two honorees, along with American Express chairman Stephen Squeri.
The gala was moved to a club at MetLife Stadium this year, which drew Giants players past (Kevin Boothe, Henry Hynoski, Zak DeOssie) and present (Daniel Jones, Justin Pugh, Ben Bredeson, John Michael Schmitz).
“It’s like being in the locker room,” Coughlin said, “and I like that a lot.”
Coughlin was the Giants’ head coach from 2004-15 until his forced retirement after three straight losing seasons.
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