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Giants special teams coach reveals he has cancer

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Thomas McGaughey

Cancer arrived at the doorstep of the Giants three months ago, when general manager Dave Gettleman revealed he was receiving treatment for lymphoma. Gettleman’s cancer is in remission as he completes his last rounds of chemotherapy.

Cancer knocked again inside the Giants, this time hitting the coaching staff. Thomas McGaughey, the new special teams coordinator, said Thursday he is battling periampullary cancer, which at times has affected his ability to be around the team this summer.

“It’s tough,” McGaughey said. “As a football coach, you don’t think about this stuff.