BleedGopher
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per Dan:
Let's get this out of the way. No, he is not. And no, he has not.
But Carter Coughlin, a seventh-round draft choice by the Giants, still has a rich football heritage.
The outside linebacker from the University of Minnesota comes from a long line of Gophers. His father, Robert, played football there from 1986-90 and was a two-year letterwinner. His mother, Jennie (Moe), played tennis for Minnesota from 1989-92 and was a three-time all-conference selection and two-time team MVP. His grandfather, Tom Moe, lettered from 1957-59 and later served as interim athletic director for the Maroon and Gold for three years (1999-2002). His uncle, Mike Moe, lettered for the Gophers in the 1980s.
No one in the family tree is the person Giants fans immediately thought of when they saw the name come across the screen on the final day of the most-watched draft in NFL history.
"No, I've never met [Giants' two-time Super Bowl champion head coach Tom Coughlin], and we are not related," Coughlin said, "but I've got a bunch of people that have been asking me that over social media."
Go Gophers!!
Let's get this out of the way. No, he is not. And no, he has not.
But Carter Coughlin, a seventh-round draft choice by the Giants, still has a rich football heritage.
The outside linebacker from the University of Minnesota comes from a long line of Gophers. His father, Robert, played football there from 1986-90 and was a two-year letterwinner. His mother, Jennie (Moe), played tennis for Minnesota from 1989-92 and was a three-time all-conference selection and two-time team MVP. His grandfather, Tom Moe, lettered from 1957-59 and later served as interim athletic director for the Maroon and Gold for three years (1999-2002). His uncle, Mike Moe, lettered for the Gophers in the 1980s.
No one in the family tree is the person Giants fans immediately thought of when they saw the name come across the screen on the final day of the most-watched draft in NFL history.
"No, I've never met [Giants' two-time Super Bowl champion head coach Tom Coughlin], and we are not related," Coughlin said, "but I've got a bunch of people that have been asking me that over social media."
Carter Coughlin (no relation) makes name for himself
www.giants.com
Go Gophers!!
