Tom Coughlin won’t commit to Giants return

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Tom Coughlin isn’t saying whether he wants to return as coach of the New York Giants.

The 69-year-old coach on Thursday sidestepped a direct question whether he wanted to come back for a 13th season.

There has been rampant speculation about Coughlin’s future in the past month as the Giants (6-9) stumbled toward the end of the season, losing five of six games. It has grown more intense in the past few days after New York was eliminated from the hunt on Saturday, then was routed 49-17 at Minnesota on Sunday night.

The Giants now have three losing seasons in a row and they have not made the playoffs four straight years.

“Do I want to come back?” Coughlin said. “I don’t know if that’s a great question right now. What I want to do is win a game on Sunday, that’s the bottom line for this group right now. I always have the competitive spirit. Sometimes it takes me a day or two to figure it all out when it’s over. Right now, let’s stick with the game and let’s go win a football game.”