Fassel gets giant raise While Jim Fassel didn\'t win the Super Bowl, he won the respect of the New York Giant\'s brass. Exactly a month after the Giants lost to the Baltimore 34-7 in Tampa, team officials announced that they had signed Fassel to another four-year contract even though he had another year left on the contract extension he signed after the 1999 season. While the terms weren\'t available, Fassel will reportedly earn $11 million over the four years - more than doubling his $1.1 million annual salary. \"I\'m excited about it because this brings stability in my life with my family, and it brings stability to the Giants\' organization because a lot of teams are going through coaching changes and there are doubts about this and that,\" he told reporters. After compiling a 7-9 record in 1999, Fassel made it clear he wasn\'t going to settle for anything less than a Super Bowl
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