JACKSONVILLE – Tom Coughlin is a step closer.
Coughlin, the Jaguars' first head coach who earlier this season was inducted into the Pride of the Jaguars, on Thursday was among nine coaches named as coaching semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
It's the second year for Coughlin as a semifinalist.
The Hall's Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee on Thursday trimmed the list from 14 candidates. The committee will trim the list to one finalist late this month.
The nine semifinalists: Bill Arnsparger, Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert, Mike Shanahan and Clark Shaughnessy.
Coughlin won Super Bowls following the 2007 and 2011 seasons as head coach of the New York Giants. He took the Jaguars to four consecutive playoff appearances following the 1996-1999 seasons and to AFC Championship Games following the 1996 and 1999 seasons.
