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Tom Coughlin Retires From Family To Spend More Time With Team

The Giants Coach said he valued the years he spent with his family, but wants to focus on more important things now.

00:00:00.000,00:00:03.000 Captions by www.SubPLY.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00:03.840,00:00:05.280 Just a few days into the NFL off season, 00:00:05.470,00:00:07.200 we've already got our first coaching shake up. 00:00:07.840,00:00:09.510 New York Giants head coach John Coughlin announced 00:00:09.710,00:00:12.050 that he's retiring from his family to spend more time with his team. 00:00:12.650,00:00:14.580 In a short press release earlier today Coughlin explained 00:00:14.780,00:00:16.480 that the time constraints imposed by his family 00:00:16.880,00:00:19.680 were detracting from his responsibilities as a football coach. 00:00:20.090,00:00:21.390 So, what does this all mean for the league? 00:00:21.860,00:00:24.100 Get ready to sweat. It's time for the Steam Room. 00:00:27.730,00:00:29.000 Welcome to the Steam Room where we turn up the heat 00:00:29.460,00:00:31.960 on our experts to give us the answers to today's toughest questions. 00:00:32.430,00:00:36.200 Alright, alongside OSN Senior Analyst and NFL insider Reggie Greengrass, 00:00:36.640,00:00:37.370 I'm Tim Devanon. 00:00:37.570,00:00:39.070 Reggie, you're in the Steam Room. The pressure's on 00:00:39.510,00:00:41.040 and it only gets hotter from here. Are you ready? - I'm ready. 00:00:41.480,00:00:44.480 So, let's steam things up. Reggie, you've got all the NFL coaches 00:00:44.680,00:00:47.020 on your speed dial, so you know Coughlin as well as any reporter. 00:00:47.450,00:00:48.320 Do you think he's making the right choice 00:00:48.750,00:00:50.220 by stepping down from his family at this point? 00:00:50.620,00:00:52.460 Look, Coughlin has spent 41 years with his family. 00:00:52.890,00:00:53.420 It's a pretty good run. - It is. 00:00:53.820,00:00:55.460 But with his youngest daughter graduating high school, - Sure. 00:00:55.660,00:00:57.960 Coughlin felt he had nothing left to prove as a husband and father. 00:00:58.160,00:00:59.990 Right, time to focus on what really matters. - That's right, Tim. 00:01:00.290,00:01:02.460 Now, his relationship with his players has been strained over the years 00:01:02.900,00:01:04.960 because of his family duties. Is this going to help with that? 00:01:05.400,00:01:07.400 Absolutely. This says he's got his priorities straight. - Right. 00:01:07.800,00:01:09.240 If Coughlin wants to get back to the Super Bowl, 00:01:09.640,00:01:11.540 he can't let things like his wife, Judy, getting sick, - Sure. 00:01:11.740,00:01:15.040 or the impending birth of a grandchild distract him from the goals at hand. 00:01:15.230,00:01:17.140 How's the family taking the news? - Well, the family is saying 00:01:17.580,00:01:19.110 all the right things. They're wishing the coach well, 00:01:19.550,00:01:20.880 but privately, I'm hearing that Coughlin's wife 00:01:21.080,00:01:21.980 is not handling the announcement well. 00:01:22.450,00:01:24.350 So, she was blind sighted by it. - Yeah, apparently she has not 00:01:24.550,00:01:26.050 left the house for days, she's been crying non-stop 00:01:26.490,00:01:27.520 since the announcement came down. 00:01:28.110,00:01:29.460 That does not reflect well on her. - No. 00:01:29.860,00:01:31.130 Alright Greengrass, it's time for the final sweat. 00:01:31.560,00:01:33.660 Are you ready for the intense heat that's about to come your way? - I welcome it. 00:01:34.090,00:01:36.460 Who do you see as the next head of the Coughlin household? 00:01:36.660,00:01:38.530 I gotta say, I like Greg Clem. - Wow. 00:01:39.110,00:01:40.470 He's a neighbor, he's familiar with the Coughlin household, 00:01:40.900,00:01:42.170 he's got a good relationship with the family. 00:01:42.740,00:01:44.160 He's a pretty good bet. - However, for my dark horse, 00:01:44.360,00:01:46.310 I gotta go with Sam Gillette, he was Judy Coughlin's 00:01:46.510,00:01:47.380 high school sweetheart. - Uh-huh. 00:01:47.770,00:01:48.870 Haven't heard a lot from him in recent years. -True. 00:01:49.340,00:01:51.440 But, I think he could come in and really shake things up. - Sure. 00:01:51.750,00:01:53.250 I'm also told that Coughlin's youngest daughter, Katie, 00:01:53.680,00:01:55.750 really likes Steeler's former head coach Bill Cowher. 00:01:56.220,00:01:57.830 Wow. Would Cowher be interested in this kind of position? 00:01:58.020,00:02:00.590 Well, he's in a comfortable position with his current family. - Uh-huh. 00:02:00.790,00:02:03.620 But his friends have told me that if the right situation were to present itself, 00:02:03.820,00:02:05.120 he would be open to a new challenge. - Okay then. 00:02:05.530,00:02:07.670 Reggie Greengrass, you have survived the Steam Room. 00:02:08.090,00:02:09.360 Go cool yourself off. - Thank you. 00:02:11.560,00:02:13.700 I got hot just watching that. Up next, Menage Ginobili 00:02:13.900,00:02:16.500 re-aggravated the fake ankle injury he sustained last month. 00:02:17.010,00:02:19.370 STILL TO COME NBA bands controversial 'Nike Stilts'