The Giants have signed coach Tom Coughlin to a contract extension that runs through the 2012 season. New York president and CEO John Mara said at the end of last season that Coughlin would remain as coach and receive an extension after finishing with a 10-win season. "As I was when I was hired in 2004, I am grateful for the opportunity," Coughlin said. "To be the head coach of the New York Giants is the fulfillment of a dream for somebody who grew up where I grew up and when I grew up. "As I have said roughly a thousand times, we're all on one-year contracts in this business, but the reality is that I am thankful to work for people like the Maras and the Tisches and with people like (general manager) Jerry Reese and his staff, as well as my coaching staff and our players."