Tom Coughlin made it clear on Monday that Perry Fewell will remain the Giants' defensive coordinator, and it turns out they won't even have to re-sign him. Fewell was quietly given contract extension last winter, according to two league sources, as a reward for helping the Giants win Super Bowl XLVI.



This is the second contract extension for the 50-year-old Fewell, who was first given an extension in the winter of 2011 after he interviewed for several head coaching vacancies following his successful first season with the Giants. That extension would've taken him through the end of the 2012 season. The one he signed after the Giants won the Super Bowl last February will take him through 2013.



It's believed all the other assistants on the Giants staff were giving contract extensions after the Super Bowl, too.



Despite that bit of security, Fewell's job certainly could've been in jeopardy after the Giants defense collapsed this season and finished a disappointing 31st in the NFL rankings. Asked on Monday whether Fewell would is still his defensive coordinator going forward, though, Coughlin said "He is."



Asked if he planned any other changes to his coaching staff, Coughlin said "Not that I would have any intention of."



With many NFL coaches being fired around the league, though, it's possible that Fewell or offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride could get offered a job elsewhere. As of Monday afternoon, though, it did not appear that any team had asked permission to interview either of them yet.