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GIANTS CONNECTIONS**
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- DT Mike Patterson
Played in 115 regular-season games for the Philadelphia Eagles, starting 99 of them. He finished with 551 tackles, 16.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and an interception.
- DT Cullen Jenkins
Played two seasons with the Eagles. He recorded 112 tackles, 9.5 sacks and one forced fumble
- Head Coach Tom Coughlin
Was a wide receivers coach with the Eagles from 1984-85
- Cornerbacks coach Peter Giunta
Entered the NFL as the defensive backs coach in Philadelphia from 1991-94.
EAGLES CONNECTIONS
- CB Brandon Hughes
Spent the first 10 games of the 2010 season on the Giants practice squad
- Defensive Coordinator Bill Davis
Spent the 2005 season as the Giants' linebackers coach
- Wide Receivers coach Bob Bicknell
Brother Jack Bicknell Jr. was the assistant offensive line coach for the Giants from 2009-11.
GIANTS PHILADELPHIA-AREA CONNECTIONS
- T Will Beatty
Attended William Penn High School in York, PA where he earned first-team All-County honors on both offense and defense
- QB Ryan Nassib
Played at Malvern (PA) Prep, where he earned Super Prep All-Northeast honors in 2007
- LB Mark Herzlich
Earned Associated Press Class AAAA All-State 1st team honors as a senior linebacker at Conestoga (PA) High Schoo
- G Justin Pugh
Attended Council Rock South High School in Holland, PA
- Wide Receivers Coach Kevin M. Gilbride
Spent three seasons as the wide receivers coach at Temple University
- Offensive Assistant Ryan Roeder
Was an offensive graduate assistant at Temple University from 2006-08.
EAGLES NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY-AREA CONNECTIONS
- DE Vinny Curry
Played at Neptune (NJ) High School, where he garnered first-team All-State and All-County honors
- Defensive line coach Jerry Azzinaro
Is a native of Brooklyn, NY
- Assistant Special Teams Coach Matthew Harper
Was born in Secaucus, NJ
- Defensive Backs Coach John Lovett
Began his coaching career at St. Joseph's Regional High School in Montvale, NJ
- Outside Linebackers Coach Bill McGovern
Attended Bergen Catholic (NJ) High School and was selected to the Bergen County All-Century Football Team.
- Offensive Line Coach Jeff Stoutland
Is a native of New York City. **Click Here for Shaun O'Hara's Week 7 Giants Grades >>**
