JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — John DeFilippo got his first NFL job working for Tom Coughlin, serving as a quality control coach for the New York Giants in 2005-06.

Fourteen years later, and with a resume that includes tutoring Mark Sanchez and Carson Wentz as rookies and winning a Super Bowl with backup Nick Foles, DeFilippo has returned to Coughlin's regime.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone and general manager Dave Caldwell will return next season.

The futures of quarterback Blake Bortles and running back Leonard Fournette are far less certain.

Team owner Shad Khan issued a statement after the season finale saying top executive Tom Coughlin has decided to retain Marrone and Caldwell, even though the team flopped to last place in the AFC South.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tom Coughlin recognizes that NFL rules favor passing and insists he understands "what the public wants."

"It's obvious," said Coughlin, who's in charge of all football decisions for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

But Coughlin also staunchly defended Jacksonville's run-first, defensive philosophy by saying the team's offensive woes have more to do with a lack of explosive plays than its ideology.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone is shouldering the blame for the team's four-game losing streak, saying he "hasn't done a good enough job for whatever reason to get everyone's mind in the right place."

Marrone insists he's not trying to be a "martyr, a shield or anything like that."

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The old and new will be crossing paths at MetLife Stadium when the Jacksonville Jaguars open the season against the New York Giants.

The game will be the first for Jaguars executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin against the Giants, the team he led to two Super Bowl titles before resigning in January 2016 after a dozen seasons as coach.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars used the NFL draft to build for the future, not necessarily this fall.

They used every pick on down-the-road starters instead of filling pressing needs.

It's a luxury rarely seen in Jacksonville, which made the AFC championship game in January after a decade of failure and futility. The Jags return 18 of 22 starters from a team that led the NFL in rushing and ranked second in total defense.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars added to an already stout defense by drafting Florida's Taven Bryan with the 29th overall pick in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night.

Selecting Bryan had more to do with potential than production.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars added to an already stout defense by drafting Florida's Taven Bryan with the 29th overall pick in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night.

Selecting Bryan had more to do with potential than production.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Don't expect the Jacksonville Jaguars to change course now.

Just about every move they have made since top executive Tom Coughlin's return last year has been to bolster the defense and running game. Those old-school ideals are so much a part of Jacksonville's identity that Coughlin even helped fashion new uniforms to match the team's on-field style.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville's success last season gave owner Shad Khan hope for the future and increased faith in the team's leadership.

Khan gave two-year extensions to coach Doug Marrone, executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin and general manager Dave Caldwell on Friday. All three had two years remaining on their deals, which now will run through the 2021 season.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan felt the organization "lacked football IQ" in previous years.

So Khan hired two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Tom Coughlin to handle all football-related decisions.

With Coughlin calling the shots, the Jaguars (10-6) made the postseason for the first time since 2007 and will host a playoff game for the first time since January 2000.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars spent the last seven months trying to create an identity as a tough, physical team that could run the ball with authority.

Smash-mouth football designed by two old-school coaches.

The idea was simple: Improve the rushing attack in hopes of easing the load on flawed quarterback Blake Bortles, who averaged 39 passes a game in 2016. It sounded like a solid plan, especially after drafting LSU star Leonard Fournette fourth overall.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Coughlin came to New England to learn from the Patriots, not to rub their noses in the two championships he won from them.

The Jacksonville Jaguars executive vice president has been roaming the practice fields at Gillette Stadium, where they are working out with the Patriots in the days before their exhibition season opener on Thursday night.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles is getting another chance to turn his career around — and seemingly without competition.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tom Coughlin wanted more offensive playmakers in Jacksonville. So it was no surprise to see him grab one of the best in college football over the last three years.

The Jaguars selected LSU star running back Leonard Fournette with the fourth overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, giving Coughlin the bruising back he craves in his return to the floundering franchise.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars will have continuity on both sides of the ball to start the Doug Marrone era.

Marrone retained Todd Wash as defensive coordinator Friday, according to a person familiar with the process. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Jaguars have not announced it.

Marrone, the team's offensive line coach who was promoted to head coach Monday, worked side by side with Wash the past two years in Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — If it wasn't clear how much power Tom Coughlin would wield in his return to Jacksonville, it became evident Thursday.

Jacksonville's coaching search landed someone from its past and present.

The Jaguars can only hope the old-school combination leads to better results in the future.

Owner Shad Khan hired Doug Marrone as head coach Monday and brought back Tom Coughlin to oversee football operations. Marrone replaces Gus Bradley, who was fired in late November after going 14-48 in three-plus seasons.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Hiring Ben McAdoo to replace Tom Coughlin as coach, spending a mint on the defense in free agency and picking up a couple of gems in the first two rounds of the NFL draft got the New York Giants back to the playoffs for the first time since 2011.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are looking to their past to potentially find their future head coach.

General manager Dave Caldwell said Monday that former New York Giants Tom Coughlin "would be somebody we'd be interested in talking to" about the team's coaching vacancy.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants won two Super Bowls under Tom Coughlin by being able to pressure the opposing quarterback and getting just enough big plays from Eli Manning and the offense to pull out a lot of close games.

In coach Ben McAdoo's first season since taking over for Coughlin, the Giants (9-4) are using the same formula in a bid to end a four-year playoff drought.

It's a formula that also has put the only two blemishes on the Dallas Cowboys' record (11-2) this season.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning is one of the few players on the New York Giants who knows what it is like to make a playoff run.

The previous time the Giants did it was in 2011 and Manning went on to lead New York to its second Super Bowl title in five seasons.

The past four years have been dismal, including consecutive 6-10 seasons the past two years that forced Tom Coughlin out and led to the hiring of Ben McAdoo.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — That four-year playoff drought could soon be nearing an end for the New York Giants.

Riding the play of their big-bucks defense and the gutsy play-calling of rookie coach Ben McAdoo , the Giants (6-3) posted their first four-game winning streak since 2013 by beating the Cincinnati Bengals 21-20 on Monday night.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — When Tom Coughlin was coaching the New York Giants, a common mantra was "just finish."

His former team has done better concluding games this year, as it did in beating the Eagles 28-23 Sunday. Turns out it's Philadelphia that now can't get things right at the end of the day.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Heading into their rookie seasons as NFL head coaches, Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles and Ben McAdoo of the New York Giants knew there is a lot more to it than drawing up game plans, changing personnel and make those key late-game decisions.

There is the non-football stuff, too. Both men have had to deal with that, even heading into this week's game Sunday.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The days of the New York Giants' defense giving away games is seemingly over.

A multimillion dollar infusion in the offseason has transformed Steve Spagnuolo's unit from the worst in the NFL to one that is suddenly finding ways to win games.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tom Coughlin and Graeme McDowell share an Irish heritage and the highest achievement in their sports. One has a U.S. Open title and delivered the clinching point in the Ryder Cup, the other has two Super Bowl titles as coach of the New York Giants.

Only when McDowell opened another restaurant, this one down the road from PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, did they discover a similar passion.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The New York Giants and new coach Ben McAdoo showed how they will try to protect a lead going forward.

After Eli Manning's third touchdown pass put the Giants in front for good, McAdoo did what he promised before the season: He ran the ball to try to run out the clock.

Now the Dallas Cowboys are the team with a clock management problem.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The salsa is back, and the New York Giants finally finished when the Dallas Cowboys failed to stop the clock in the final seconds.

Eli Manning threw for three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score to Victor Cruz in his first game in nearly two years, and the Giants beat the Cowboys 20-19 Sunday.

MIAMI (AP) — New Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase likes to talk trash to his players, and the team's performance in recent years has provided plenty of fodder.

Miami's most recent playoff victory is old enough to drive. The Dolphins haven't had a winning season since Barack Obama became president. Last year they were outscored 139-65 by the rival Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.

John Elway, Bruce Arians and Tom Coughlin have been added to the NFL's powerful competition committee, a person familiar with the appointments tells The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the league has not publicly announced the additions to the committee that recommends rules changes.