http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/04/24/sports2251EDT0748.DTL

New York Giants second-round draft pick Chris Snee and coach Tom Coughlin's daughter had a child last fall, the team disclosed hours after picking the Boston College guard.

Snee and Katie Coughlin are not married, but together they are raising the boy, Dylan.

Coughlin issued a statement Saturday, maintaining that the Giants drafted Snee solely on his ability.

"There are two separate issues. Of primary concern today is that, by his own right, Chris is a very good football player and has proven that," Tom Coughlin said.

"That he was selected at the top of the second round is a tribute to his ability. In their evaluation, our scouts, our director of player personnel, and the coach who graded him, Chris was the No. 1 guard on our board."

Snee was the second pick of the second round, the 34th choice overall in the NFL draft.

Neither Coughlin nor Snee mentioned the child during interviews immediately after the pick was made.

"The fact of the matter is that both families are extremely happy," Coughlin said. "We're very proud of our daughter, Katie, and we're very proud of Chris Snee and the commitment they have made towards raising our grandson, Dylan."

Katie Coughlin is scheduled to graduate from Boston College this spring.

Snee said his relationship with Coughlin's daughter had nothing to do with his selection.

"This is a business, and the New York Giants are in the business of winning football games, and they drafted me so I can help them do that," Snee said.

General manager Ernie Accorsi said the Giants rated Snee as the best guard in the draft, and the third best offensive lineman.

"He was rated in the first round by our player personnel department," Accorsi said. "He was drafted as a good football player who has a chance to come in here and start."

After redshirting his first year at Boston College, Snee moved into the starting lineup for the final nine games of his second season. He started all 25 games over the past two seasons.

Snee had a year of eligibility left, but he opted to enter the draft this year.

Dola-

Most of the reports I read about this guy, said he was a 2nd or 3rd rounder and that he was one of the top-five at his position. So, I mean....if he gets to be around his kid's grandad, that's a bonus. But I don't think its fishy or like he was some scrub they're gonna bring in. Especially not using a 2nd round pick, like I think some are implying.

Nepotism is neat... ;)

i know, seriously :) At least he knows the kid won't have a problem getting money from Dad, though the Globe reported he left BC early specifically for the kid. So yeah.

I was reading reports on him, and most experts agreed he would probably be a 2nd round pick and most had him as either the 2nd or 3rd best G, so it is not that terrible of a pick. However, most publications and experts had Smiley significantly ahead of the other top two guards (Carey and Snee.) Therefore, I have to think nepotism played a part in this pick despite their assertions otherwise ;)

No way is this Nepotism. Firstly, the guy knocked up TOM COUGHLIN's daughter, and then didn't even marry her. This isn't Jim Fassel, who'd probably go out with the guy for beers and pretzels at the local BW3, this is Coughlin. Secondly, you don't waste second round picks.

-Anxiety

When I first heard this, I thought it was a currently pregnant daughter, not one that has already had a baby. I thought Coughlin may have been drafting him to kill him. Then again, he still might be. Let's see if he changes his position to punter and then releases him. :)

When I first heard this, I thought it was a currently pregnant daughter, not one that has already had a baby. I thought Coughlin may have been drafting him to kill him. Then again, he still might be. Let's see if he changes his position to punter and then releases him. :)

:D

Well I was close though. At least Bree will not have trouble making child support payments for a little while.

Some mock drafts had him going very late first, so it wasn't a real reach. But I just heard about it this morning, and found it a little suspicious.

No way is this Nepotism. Firstly, the guy knocked up TOM COUGHLIN's daughter, and then didn't even marry her.


Maybe she didn't want to marry him? And judging from what I read about him - albeit in the "homer" Boston Globe - it seemed like most people were telling him to stay for a 5th year, but he left because of the kid and wanting to support it. So, I mean, that makes me believe he'd probably have married her if that's a decision they came to together. But I dunno.

That or maybe Tom Coughlin made a call and was like "uh, son if you know what's good for you...."

This is not as bad as when the Flames drafted Shaun Sutter. That was definitely a case of nepotism, because that kid has NO shot at making the NHL as a regular.

I don't think it's a problem - like mentioned, Snee was projected to late first in some mocks; and OL is a definite Giant need. I would've been happy with him coming to Cleveland in the early second if we hadn't gave that pick away. :rolleyes:

This is not as bad as when the Flames drafted Shaun Sutter. That was definitely a case of nepotism, because that kid has NO shot at making the NHL as a regular.

I'm sure people were saying that when the Dodgers drafted Mike Piazza in the 65th round as a favor to Tommy Lasorda, his godfather.

Never say die.

I'm sure people were saying that when the Dodgers drafted Mike Piazza in the 65th round as a favor to Tommy Lasorda, his godfather.

Never say die.
Did anybody even notice that until Piazza began hitting?

Secondly, you don't waste second round picks.

-Anxiety

Correct, the Giants only wasted first, third and fifth round picks yesterday.

Correct, the Giants only wasted first, third and fifth round picks yesterday.
exactly. but not a 2nd. ;)

I'm sure people were saying that when the Dodgers drafted Mike Piazza in the 65th round as a favor to Tommy Lasorda, his godfather.

Never say die.

Yeah, that's totally different. I mean, it was baseball and back then, baseball's draft could go on forever, so long as someone wanted to keep picking players. Even now, its capped at 50 rounds, but what other sport has ever had a draft that long?

(looked it up, because i was curious)
It was the 62nd round, actually. The 1,390th pick of the draft. I mean, talk about a longshot. That's more like "hey, I was drafted" rather than "someday I'm gonna be a major leaguer." Even if he were a 2nd rounder in baseball that doesn't mean he'd have been any likely to pan out. And the bonus money isn't that great, anyway.

It's kinda Off-topic...but here is an interesting article about how inexact the baseball draft is. I mean, all sports have their parallels, but when you're drafting over 1,000 players, its gotta be a damn crapshoot.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/schwarz_alan/1390484.html

Now this is nepotism
Believe it or not, one woman has been selected in the draft. Carey Schueler, the daughter of then-White Sox general manager Ron Schueler, was taken in the 43rd round by her dad in 1994. She enrolled at De Paul University on a basketball scholarship

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