Steve Spagnuolo

NFL PlayerCoach


Caption=New York Giants general manager Jerry Reese, Spagnuolo, offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride & head coach Tom Coughlin at the Giants Rally after victory in Super Bowl XLII.
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1959|12|21
Birthplace=flagicon|USA Whitinsville, Massachusetts
College=Springfield College
Position=Defensive Coordinator
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coachingyears=1982-1983

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2007-"present"
coachingteams=Massachusetts
(Graduate Assistant)
Washington Redskins
(Player Personnel Intern)
Lafayette
(Defensive Line Coach)
(Special Teams Coach)
Connecticut
(Defensive Coordinator)
(Defensive Backs Coach)
Barcelona Dragons
(Defensive Line Coach)
(Special Teams Coach)
San Diego Chargers
(Scout)
Maine
(Defensive Coordinator)
(Linebackers Coach)
(Defensive Backs Coach)
Rutgers
(Defensive Backs Coach)
Bowling Green
(Defensive Backs Coach)
Frankfurt Galaxy
(Defensive Coordinator)
(Linebackers Coach)
Philadelphia Eagles
(Defensive Assistant)
Philadelphia Eagles
(Defensive Backs Coach)
Philadelphia Eagles
(Linebackers Coach)
New York Giants
(Defensive Coordinator)

Steve Julio Spagnuolo [ [http://www.giants.com/team/coach.asp?coach_id=10 Coach - Giants.com ] ] (born December 21, 1959 in Whitinsville, Massachusetts) is the current defensive coordinator for the New York Giants He was named coordinator January 2007, following 8 years under defensive coordinator Jim Johnson's Philadelphia Eagles staff. After his Super Bowl XLII victory Spagnuolo was considered for the head coach of the Washington Redskins but remained with the Giants with a 3 year contract of more than $2 million a year.

After graduating from Grafton (MA) High School, Spagnuolo played wide receiver at Springfield College, and assisted the University of Massachusetts football team while pursuing his graduate degree [ [http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2008/02/03/assist_goes_to_spagnuolo/ Assist Goes to Spagnuolo,] Boston Globe, Feb 3, 2008 ] .

Spagnuolo's defense, a 4-3 base (four down linemen and three linebackers), mirrors that of Jim Johnson's in Philadelphia with a heavy emphasis on multiple blitz packages, including corner and safety blitzes, and pressuring the quarterback. In New York he often used a smaller defensive line, with three or even four defensive ends - Osi Umenyiora, Michael Strahan, Justin Tuck, Mathias Kiwanuka - to further pressure the QB. The Giants led the NFL in sacks in 2007, with 53. They sacked Tom Brady five times in Super Bowl XLII, the most times he had been sacked in any game that season.

On February 7th, 2008 he took his name out of consideration for the head coaching position of the Washington Redskins, citing the fact that he didn't feel ready to be a head coach. People speculated that he did not like the fact that the coordinators were already installed, but he stated he had no problems with them. The same day, the New York Giants made Spagnuolo the highest paid defensive coordinator with a 3 year contract for 2 million dollars each year [ [http://www.startribune.com/sports/15420016.html Sports briefly ] ] .

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