PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Reeves Makes Pitch to Giants

Dan Reeves wants to be head coach of the New York Giants, and it appears that he made a pitch for it.

Giant General Manager George Young on Friday confirmed that he spoke with the former Denver Bronco coach by telephone Thursday.

“I had a personal call from Dan Reeves,” Young said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press. “That’s all I’m going to say about it.”

While Reeves would not disclose the content of the conversation, he said he made the call to tell Young of his interest in the job and to dispel the perception that he insists on control of the club’s day-to-day operation.

Reeves, who was fired last week, had a lot of say in running the Broncos’ front office. There were reports that he would not consider a job with the Giants unless he had the same degree of control.

That would have put him at odds with Young, who has run the Giants’ daily operations since 1979.

The Giants are believed most interested in Dallas defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt, but he can’t be interviewed while the Cowboys remain in the playoffs. Young has said he would not identify any of the candidates during the hiring process.

Vince Tobin, defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears the past seven years, said that he had removed himself from consideration as the team’s next head coach.