Tom Coughlin definitely doesn’t sound like a man who wants to be retired.
The former Giants coach appeared on Fox & Friends on Monday and was asked how he was adjusting to life without football every day.
“Not well, not very well, to be honest with you,” Coughlin said, via Amara Grautski of the New York Daily News. “It’s a difficult thing. I don’t care who you are, or how long you’ve been doing it. I’ve been doing it a long time, so you know you get yourself into the rhythm your whole life is, your calendar of your life is based on football, about the seasons, whether it’s in season or out of season. You have a schedule that you follow. So, there’s some adjusting for me to make.”
Coughlin also divulged that he’s not characterizing himself as retired.
“I’m way too young for that — you know what I mean?” he said.
Coughlin left the Giants after the season. He interviewed for the Philadelphia Eagles job and the 49ers also had interest, but he eventually withdrew his name from consideration. It stands to reason that Coughlin’s next job, should he take one, would be his last, so he’d want to be quite choosy and make sure he has the right opportunity. He definitely sounds like he still has the itch, though.
