From his days as an assistant coach at Syracuse when the head coach was let go .
Subsequently Coughlin was let go as well , he spent a brief period as an insurance salesman so he could spend more time with his family .
From his days as an assistant coach at Syracuse when the head coach was let go , and subsequently Coughlin was let go as well , he spent a brief period as an insurance salesman so he could spend more time with his family .