Bob Glauber of Newsday reports that the Giants are finishing up negotiations with head coach Tom Coughlin on a contract extension, and that a deal could be completed this week.

Coughlin, who coached the Giants to a Super Bowl title a year after most fans wanted him fired, will sign a four-year extension through the 2011 season, and the deal will likely average $5 million a year or a little more, Glauber reports. Coughlin has one year remaining on his current contract with the Giants, who extended his deal last year so that he wouldn’t coach 2007 as a lame duck.

As it turned out, the 2007 season became the turning point of his career, as he changed his dictatorial style and developed better relationships with his players. A contributing factor may have been the retirement of running back Tiki Barber, the player who had been most publicly critical of Coughlin’s approach.

Coughlin has a career coaching record of 111-95 in eight seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars and four with the Giants. He will turn 65 before the 2011 season, meaning this could be the last contract of his coaching career.