PHOENIX – Super Bowl LVII has been subtitled the Andy Reid Bowl, because he has coached the participating teams for each of the last 24 seasons – 1999-2012 for the Philadelphia Eagles and the last 10 for the Kansas City Chiefs. Those two teams will meet Sunday in State Farm Stadium to decide the 2022 NFL Championship.
Though he's not in the headline, Steve Spagnuolo is a big part of the story. This is the Chiefs' defensive coordinator's fifth Super Bowl, and this game neatly ties his Super Bowl story up in terms of his team, coach, opponent and location.
Spagnuolo is in his fourth Super Bowl with Reid, who brought him into the NFL as an Eagles defensive assistant in his debut season as head coach. Spagnuolo spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Eagles, who lost Super Bowl XXXIX to New England. In 2007, Spagnuolo joined Tom Coughlin's staff as the Giants' defensive coordinator. Reid and Spags reunited in Kansas City in 2019. The Chiefs have since advanced to three of the last four Super Bowls, beating San Francisco three years ago before losing to Tampa Bay the following season.
The showdown with the Eagles will be played in the same stadium where on Feb. 3, 2008, the Giants pulled off one of the great upsets in NFL history with a 17-14 victory against the 18-0 New England Patriots. Spagnuolo's defense was magnificent, holding an offense that scored a then NFL-record 589 points to two touchdowns. Now he is trying to devise a scheme to minimize an attack that scored 477 points – the league's second-highest total behind the Chiefs' 496 - before adding 69 in two postseason games.
"It's tying things together, isn't it?" Spagnuolo said in a phone conversation last week. "I'm blessed for that. First, having worked for the Eagles, that's just a great organization as well – they're top of the league. They're right up there with the Giants. Two great organizations. So, I'm fortunate to get my beginning there and go to a Super Bowl and then go to the Giants and in one year, get the experience of that – playing who we played, winning the way we did. Then to be back with Andy, who gave me my start in the NFL. I wouldn't be in the NFL if it wasn't for Andy Reid. And then get to three Super Bowls together and have it in Phoenix this year, I would say that's pretty full circle. I'm blessed to have it all wrapped up together like that."
Five Super Bowls and all of them working for Reid and Coughlin, two of the very best coaches of their era.
"How fortunate am I to have worked with two Hall of Famers?" Spagnuolo said. "They'll both be in the Hall of Fame – if they're not, something's wrong. It can't get any better for me. Who would've thought a short, white guy from Grafton, Massachusetts, would work for two Hall of Fame head coaches and go to a few Super Bowls and experience a couple of wins? I pinch myself a lot. I consider myself very, very fortunate."
Spagnuolo's two most recent Super Bowl experiences were vastly different. In Super Bowl LIV, his defense shut out the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth quarter and the Chiefs scored 21 unanswered points to rally from a 10-point deficit for a 31-20 victory in Miami.
"We played very well at the end of the game," Spagnuolo said. "The biggest thing that sticks out was I was so happy to have had a part in helping Andy Reid win the Super Bowl. That's what I cherish the most about that one. And when we knew the game was won, the first person I went to was him. I can still remember that hug. In fact, there's a picture of Andy and I together right at the end of that. Because he brought me into the league, what he's meant, who he is, what he's all about – I wanted so badly to have some say, some support in helping him win his first Super Bowl. And it worked out that way."
The following year, Spagnuolo was again tasked with stopping a Tom Brady-led offense in the Super Bowl. His defense was not as successful as the Giants had been in Arizona 13 years earlier. Brady threw three touchdown passes and was sacked just once in a 31-9 Buccaneers victory in Tampa before a pandemic-limited crowd of 24,835.
"With the whole COVID thing, it was different," Spagnuolo said. "We didn't go out before. It was like a regular game. We left on Saturday, got to the hotel on Saturday night, played the game. We lost the game, turned around and came back. It was in Tampa Bay, so it felt like we were playing a road game in Tampa. It didn't have everything that goes with a Super Bowl. It wasn't that unique experience. I'm hoping we can write a different story on this."
Just as he did in Super Bowl XLII vs. the Patriots. That season, Brady had thrown a record 50 touchdown passes (since topped by Peyton Manning and tied by Patrick Mahomes). Randy Moss caught 23 of them, still the highest total ever. New England scored 34 or more points 12 times in 16 games, prompting Spagnuolo to say the Pats had "the greatest offense ever to have been put out there."
He does not recant that statement now, despite working with Mahomes and the prolific Chiefs for four years.
"When you look at the way the league is today with the rules and the skillsets the guys have, there's a lot of good offenses out there," Spagnuolo said. "We face a good one in practice every week. What the Patriots did – going undefeated, Tom Brady, Moss, the whole matchup – that was a pretty big challenge. I'm not sure I've had to face that kind of challenge since then. Now, you get into a Super Bowl, and they're all huge challenges. But that was a pretty special thing."
Spagnuolo's Giants defense was up to the test. The unit recorded five sacks of Brady – two by Justin Tuck – and hit him nine times. The Patriots scored just two touchdowns in nine offensive possessions. Moss scored one but was held to five catches for 62 yards.
When Spagnuolo reflects on the signature game of his coaching career, he thinks not of Michael Strahan earning a ring in his final appearance in uniform, the front's relentless pressure or a run defense that held the Patriots to 45 yards and 2.9 yards a carry.
"If I think deeply about it, I think first about how when the game was over, I just searched for Maria – my wife," Spagnuolo said. "That's the first thing you think of when it's over and you've won – all the people who sacrificed like you did and are there with you. I couldn't find her initially. There was like a 10-minute panic of, 'Where's my wife?' You want to celebrate with the people you love the most, and then finally I found her (with help from one of Coughlin's sons). That, to me, is the most special moment. And then like any game, the locker room after a win is what I cherish the most – when you can go into the locker room after a Super Bowl win. There's nothing better than when it's just the guys. There's no extracurricular. It's just you and all the guys you did it with. To me, that was special."
Spagnuolo will need a similar performance from his players on Sunday against an Eagles offense that the Giants and their fans are aware is one of the NFL's best. Philadelphia was third in the NFL in both points and yardage and its collection of standout ballhandlers includes quarterback Jalen Hurts; running backs Miles Sanders, Boston Scott and Kenneth Gainwell; wide receivers Devonta Smith and A.J. Brown; and tight end Dallas Goedert, plus an offensive line that might be the league's finest.
"It's a scary juggernaut of talent in my opinion," Spagnuolo said. "The only chance of slowing down an offense like that is to play really good, complementary unit defense. When you make a mistake in any defense that's called, then they're going to find a way to exploit it. The quarterback is really good at not putting them in a bad play. And with the whole RPO thing, he can decide what's the best thing to do – hand it off, throw it or keep it himself. We have to play faster than them. And they're a really fast football team. The talent's there, it's unique.
"That combined with the fact that we've got three rookies playing in the secondary doesn't make me sleep at night. That's the way it is. We've got to find a way to mix it up and do something good. It'll be a challenge. We're going to need our offense to help us, to be quite honest with you. We've got to jump out and score some points and force Philadelphia into a certain game. But if Philly gets into a groove and they play from ahead, they're really tough."
Spagnuolo hopes to prevent that and add to his collection of football jewelry – he has two Super Bowl rings and two for winning conference championships. Ironically, he keeps them in … Philadelphia.
"We still have a place there because Maria's from there," Spagnuolo said. "We'll always have ties there. Isn't that funny? I still have a home there, and now we're playing them in the Super Bowl. We spend a lot of time in the offseason – it's Philadelphia, and it's the Jersey Shore. That part of the country is always going to be part of me. Wouldn't you know, we played the Patriots in some Super Bowls. And now we're playing the Eagles in some others. So, eastern guy."
Like many players, coaches and executives who have won Super Bowl rings, Spagnuolo seldom wears or even looks at his.
"Doesn't it amaze you, considering how hard you work for it?" he said. "You cherished it. There will come a point where I wear them. There are people who coach and play in this league that never get to one. So, how blessed are we to have what we have? That's never lost on me. I thank God every day. I don't know how it ever happened. It's all Him, because otherwise I wouldn't be here. I'm certainly glad I am."
Spagnuolo's long-held ambition of becoming an NFL head coach was realized in 2009 with the St. Louis Rams. He was dismissed after three seasons. Following stints with New Orleans and Baltimore, he returned to the Giants as defensive coordinator in 2015. Spagnuolo was the team's interim head coach for the final four games of the 2017 season after Ben McAdoo was fired. The Giants lost the first three of those games before defeating Washington in the season finale, 18-10.
The Giants' lineup that day included three wide receivers who made their NFL starting debuts and other players who had short careers with the team. It was the last game in a forgettable 3-13 season. Just don't tell Spagnuolo it was meaningless.
"One of my most enjoyable and memorable wins in this league will be that last game against Washington," he said. "I know it didn't mean anything to anybody, but we went out there with guys from the street. We had guys injured and guys suspended, and Eli's (Manning) out there battling. Just to win that game. Half the guys, it's hard to even remember who played because it was a little bit different. But I did love what they did that day. I'm just happy I got one win as the head coach of the Giants. I'll never forget that."
Spagnuolo turned 63 in December and would welcome another opportunity to be a head coach. But he won't be crushed if it doesn't happen.
"Look, I'd like that chance," he said. "We all do. We're prideful guys, so you want a chance to prove you're better than the way you finished. I enjoyed it. As hard as it was in New York that last month, I enjoyed representing the Giants as the head football coach."
This week, his concerns are more immediate – devising a plan to stop the Eagles, celebrating another championship and enjoying another hug with Reid, with whom he first partnered 24 years ago.
"I would say at the core, he has not changed at all," Spagnuolo said. "He's rock solid in everything he does – never wavers, never too high, never too low. He has a tremendous amount of respect for the players who give it right back to him. I don't know of a player or coach that has worked for Andy that hasn't had anything but great things to say about him. He's really, really unique. I love him. I'd do anything for him. And I'm hoping that somehow, some way, we can put together a good enough defensive showing in this game that will help him get a second Super Bowl ring because he's of that caliber. He deserves to be a two-time Super Bowl champion."
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Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo of the New York Giants directs play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers November 8, 2015 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Giants won 32 - 18.
New York Giants defensive coach Steve Spagnuolo looks on from the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016 in London.
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo talks with quarterback Eli Manning (10) during NFL training camp practice on August 9, 2016 at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants' defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo participates in a NFL football practice in East Rutherford, N.J., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo talks with former linebacker Jessie Armstead during rookie football camp on May 9, 2015 at the Quest Diagnostic Training Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey (AP Photo/Evan Pinkus)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo during a NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday December 10, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, right, runs a drill with his players during the team's organized team activities at its NFL football training facility, Thursday, May 25, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo makes a point during football mini-camp Thursday, June 14, 2007, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo walks on the field prior to an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Giants head coach Steve Spagnuolo, left, hugs quarterback Eli Manning (10) after an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants won 18-10. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
New York Giants head coach Steve Spagnuolo watches his team play during the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo, left, talks to umpire Butch Hannah (40) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants head coach Steve Spagnuolo during an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals won 23-0. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians, right, greets New York Giants head coach Steve Spagnuolo after an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals won 23-0. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo runs onto the field before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants interim coach Steve Spagnuolo gestures before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo, left, talks with long snapper Zak DeOssie (51) before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo, walks on the field before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, center, runs a drill with his players during the team's organized team activities at its NFL football training facility, Thursday, May 25, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo, walks on the field before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo watches his team during NFL football practice, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo talks with Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid before a NFL football game on Sunday, November 19, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, file photo, New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo watches during NFL football practice in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
New York Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul, left, talks with defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during NFL football training camp in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo watches pregame warmups before the 2015 NFL week 4 regular season football game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Giants won the game 24-10. (Paul Spinelli via AP)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo talks to his team following an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday December 31, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) talks with defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo at the team's NFL football training camp, Sunday, July 31, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo makes a call from the sideline during NFL football game against the Cleveland. Browns on Monday August 21, 2017 in Cleveland. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo during a NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday December 24, 2017 in Glendale, Ariz. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during a preseason week 3 NFL football game against the New York Jets on August 27, 2016 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett (left) talks with New York Giants interim coach Steve Spagnuolo (right)
during a 2017 NFL week 14 regular season game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. The Cowboys defeated the Giants, 30-10. (James D. Smith via AP)
New York Giants coach Steve Spagnuolo yells during the NFL preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants won, 22-12. (Ric Tapia via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks on before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo talks with quarterback Eli Manning (10) following a week 5 NBC Sunday Night NFL football game against the San Francisco 49erson October 11, 2015 at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo walks on the field during NFL football practice, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo watches drills during NFL football mini camp, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, left, and head coach Tom Coughlin, right, work the sidelines in the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo during a NFL football game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday December 31, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo checks out his play tablet on the sideline during the 2016 NFL week 4 regular season football game against the against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016 in Minneapolis. The Vikings won the game 24-10. (Paul Spinelli via AP)
Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo of the New York Giants calls and motions toward his defense on the field during the game against the New England Patriots at Super Bowl XLII at the University of Phoenix Stadium on February 3, 2008 in Glendale, Arizona. The Giants defeated the Patriots 17-14. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks up from the field during a NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, October 1, 2017 in Tampa. The Buccaneers won the game 25-23. (Paul Jasienski via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during a pre season football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 22, 2015 at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey ( Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) talks with defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during NFL training camp practice on July 29, 2016 at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during a week 3 Thursday Night NFL football game against the Washington Redskins on September 24, 2015 at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus via AP)
Former NFL quarterback Archie Manning, center, talks with his son, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during NFL football minicamp, Thursday, June 18, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo during a NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday December 24, 2017 in Glendale, Ariz. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo walks on the field during player warmups before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo talks with former player Justin Tuck during NFL training camp practice on August 3, 2016 at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during a week 17 NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on January 3, 2016 in East Rutherford, NJ. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo work the sideline in the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the New York Giants in Cincinnati, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is shown on the field during warmups of the game against the New York Jets Saturday Aug. 26, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Damian Strohmeyer via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during a NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday October 22, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo walks with former linebacker Antonio Pierce during NFL football training camp on July 28, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo watches pregame warmups before the 2016 NFL week 4 regular season football game against the against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016 in Minneapolis. The Vikings won the game 24-10. (Paul Spinelli via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks on from the sidelines in action against the Green Bay Packers during an NFL NFC wildcard playoff football game on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers defeated the Giants 38-13. (G. Newman Lowrance via AP)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo during a NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday December 17, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo shows a Microsoft Surface Tablet to New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) during a week 10 NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on November 14, 2016 in East Rutherford, NJ. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo talks with New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) before a week 9 NFL football game against the on November 8, 2015 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida( Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo walks the field prior to action against the Philadelphia Eagles during a NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Philadelphia. The Eagles won 27-24. (G. Newman Lowrance via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo talks to his players during an NFL football mini camp, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks on from the sidelines during the NFC wild card NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Jan 8, 2017, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 38-13. (Scott Boehm via AP)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo during a NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday December 10, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo hides his mouth with his play chart as he calls a play on his headsets during the NFL week 14 regular season football game against the Miami Dolphins on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Giants won the game 31-24. (Paul Spinelli via AP)
New York Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo talks with tight end Evan Engram (88) before a NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday December 10, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks on from the sidelines during the NFC wild card NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Jan 8, 2017, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 38-13. (Scott Boehm via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks on during a week 9 NFL football against the New York Giants on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. Los Angeles won 51-17. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during organized team activity on June 1, 2015 at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey (AP Photo/Evan Pinkus)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks on prior to action against the Green Bay Packers during an NFL NFC wildcard playoff football game on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers defeated the Giants 38-13. (G. Newman Lowrance via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during NFL training camp practice on July 31, 2016 at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo watches from the sideline during a week 8 NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints on November 1, 2015 at the Mercedes- Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana (Evan Pinkus via AP)
Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo of the New York Giants talks to players during the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Giants Stadium on November 16, 2008 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants defeated the Ravens 30-10. AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo talks with linebacker Antonio Pierce (58) during an NFL divisional football playoff game against the Philadelphia EaglesSunday, Jan. 11, 2009 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks on during an NFL divisional football playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants assistant coach Steve Spagnuolo looks on during practice Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants will host the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL divisional playoff game on Sunday. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) talks with defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during NFL football training camp practice on July 29, 2017 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is seen during football training camp in Albany, N.Y., Monday, July 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin, right, talks on his headset as defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo stnads nearby during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins on Thursday night, Sept. 4, 2008, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants won 16-7. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is seen during football training camp in Albany, N.Y., Friday, July 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during rookie football camp on May 8, 2015 at the Quest Diagnostic Training Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey (AP Photo/Evan Pinkus)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo directs the cornerbacks during the NFL football team's practice Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII on Sunday, Feb. 3, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo of the New York Giants yells toward the field during the game against the New York Jets at Giants Stadium on October 7, 2007 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants defeated the Jets 35-24. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo during NFL mini-camp on April 29, 2016 at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
