Tom Quinn (American football)

Tom Quinn (born January 27, 1968)[1] is an American football special teams assistant coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He previously spent 11 years as the special teams coordinator for the New York Giants, where he was a part of two Super Bowl winning teams.

Tom Quinn
Tennessee Titans
Position:Special teams assistant
Personal information
Born: (1968-01-27) January 27, 1968
Career information
High school:Santa Ana (CA) Foothill
College:Arizona
Undrafted:1991
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

Career

New York Giants (2006-2021)

Quinn was hired by the Giants to serve as their assistant special teams coach under Mike Sweatman for the 2006 season. After one season, he was promoted to special teams coach. In 2007, Lawrence Tynes kicked a game-winning 47 yard field goal in overtime to send the Giants to Super Bowl XLII, as they defeated the Green Bay Packers 23-20. In 2011, Tynes again kicked a game-winning field goal in overtime, as his 31-yard kick sent the Giants to Super Bowl XLVI, as they defeated the San Francisco 49ers. During his tenure as special teams coach, the Giants have seen mixed results. His first season saw the Giants rank 11th in special teams. Since then, they have ranked near the middle or bottom of the league in each season.[2]

Following the 2017 season, Quinn was fired by the Giants,[3] however, he was re-hired as Assistant Special Teams Coach under Thomas McGaughey after the latter was diagnosed with cancer.[4][5]

Following the 2021 season, Quinn was again relieved of duties by new head coach Brian Daboll.[6]

Tennessee Titans

On March 21, 2023, Mike Vrabel hired Quinn as the Titans assistant special teams coach, bringing him back to the NFL after a year-long absence.[7]

References
  1. Kennedy, Eric. "New York Giants Coaching Staff - BigBlueInteractive.com". Big Blue Interactive.
  2. Traina, Patricia. "Why NY Giants Special Teams Coach Tom Quinn Was Spared". Bleacher Report.
  3. Duggan, Dan (January 20, 2018). "Giants expected to hire Thomas McGaughey as special teams coach, report says". nj.com. Advance Local Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  4. Eisen, Michael. "Thomas McGaughey balancing cancer treatment and improving Special Teams". Giants.com. New York Football Giants. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  5. Dunleavy, Ryan (July 25, 2018). "Why Giants re-hired fired lightning rod Tom Quinn | Takeaways from Pat Shurmur as training camp opens". nj.com. Advance Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  6. Rush, Doug (February 8, 2022). "Report: Giants not expected to retain Tom Quinn". giantswire.USAToday.com. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  7. "Vrabel completes Titans coaching staff with 3 assistants". apnews.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved October 27, 2023.


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