Steve Spagnuolo

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Steve Spagnuolo
New York Giants GM Jerry Reese, Spagnuolo, offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride & head coach Tom Coughlin at the Giants Rally after victory in Super Bowl XLII.
Date of birth	December 21, 1959 (1959-12-21) (age 48)
Place of birth	Whitinsville, MA
Position(s)	Defensive Coordinator
College	Massachusetts
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1982-1983 1983 1984-1986 1987-1991 1992 1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1996-1997 1998 1999-2006 2007-present	UMass Minutemen (Graduate assistant) Washington Redskins (Player personnel intern) Lafayette Leopards (Defensive line/Special Teams) Connecticut Huskies (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive backs) Barcelona Dragons (Defensive line/Special Teams) San Diego Chargers (Scout) Maine Black Bears (Linebackers/Linebackers/Defensive backs) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Defensive backs) Bowling Green Falcons (Defensive backs) Frankfurt Galaxy (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) Philadelphia Eagles (Linebackers/Defensive backs) New York Giants (Defensive Coordinator)

Steve Julio Spagnuolo ^[1](born December 21, 1959) 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.

Spagnuolo played wide receiver at Springfield College, and assisted the University of Massachusetts football team while pursuing his graduate degree^[2].

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. 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^[3].

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