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Former Jaguars, Giants HC Tom Coughlin among 12 coaching candidates for 2025 Hall of Fame
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Former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Tom Coughlin is one step closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame .
The Pro Football Hall of Fame's nine-member Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee narrowed its original list of 14 nominees to 12, including Coughlin. The committee also lists Bill Arnsparger, Jeff Fisher, Alex Gibbs, Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Richie Petibon, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert, Mike Shanahan and Clark Shaughnessy as candidates.
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Coughlin, Jacksonville's inaugural head coach from 1995-2002, was recently inducted into the team's 'Pride of the Jaguars ,' the equivalent of the Hall of Fame for former Jaguars. The Jaguars have just one member in the Hall, offensive tackle Tony Boselli, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2022.
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As head coach of the Jaguars, Coughlin achieved a 68-60 regular season record and a 4-4 playoff record that included two AFC Championship Game appearances (1996 and 1999).
Coughlin joined the New York Giants after a year away from the game in 2004. He led the Giants to a 102-90 record, the second-winningest coach in team history. Coughlin also brought New York two championships over the New England Patriots during the 2007 and 2011 seasons.
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Coughlin re-joined the Jaguars ahead of the 2017 season as the team's Executive Vice President and remained until he was let go during the 2019 season .
The committee will continue the selection process and cast additional ballots later this month to reduce the list to nine semifinalists. According to the Hall , those results will be announced in two weeks. Eventually, the Blue-Ribbon Committee will select one finalist for the Class of 2025.
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 .
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