Now that Jerome Bettis is a “journalist,”, his quotes seem to find their way into more headlines. The Bus continued that trend when he recently spoke with Mad Dog on Sirius. Bettis told Russo that he believes that Cowher is “going to be” with the Giants. Here’s the quote:
“I believe he’s going to be with the Giants. I think that’s the team that he really coveted. This is where he always wanted to be. The Mara family, he’s been very close to them. He’s known them very well and was on the inside track, before the Giants won the Super Bowl, for that job and I think he’s holding out for that opportunity if it presents itself.”
While it’s a pretty big bombshell to drop, it doesn’t seem too unrealistic. Although, New York isn’t close to Cowher’s home in Raleigh, North Carolina and the Cowher family recently built a new home there. Still, the Giants gig is certainly one of the most coveted in sports.
It’s possible to make assumptions about why Bettis made the statement. But that’s somewhat pointless since I don’t know the context of the remarks. However, there are a few interesting aspects of Bettis’ comments. Did Cowher tell him this recently or has he known all along? Did Bettis say this to “get the ball rolling” or was he prodded to make the statement? In any case, Bettis may have unwittingly (or not) put a ton of extra heat on Tom Coughlin.
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