Reeves Is Hired to Coach Giants

Dan Reeves accepted the job of rebuilding the two-time Super Bowl champion New York Giants Tuesday, saying he had no qualms about being the team’s third choice.

“I was my mother’s third choice,” Reeves said at a news conference. “I don’t feel I was any less loved than the rest of them. It doesn’t make a difference with me. The main thing is that I’m their last choice.”

Reeves, who led the Denver Broncos to three Super Bowl appearances, and Giant General Manager George Young declined to disclose contract terms. But a source told the Associated Press the deal was for five years and worth an estimated $4 million.

Reeves, 49, replaces Ray Handley, who was fired in late December after the Giants missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Reeves’ hiring ends a month-long search by the Giants, who were turned down by their top two choices--Boston College Coach Tom Coughlin, who opted to stay in the collegiate ranks, and Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt, who took the Chicago Bears’ job last week.