ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams and Steve Spagnuolo agreed yesterday on a four-year contract to make the New York Giants' defensive coordinator their coach.

The team said in a release that Spagnuolo would be introduced at a news conference tomorrow.

"We considered some very qualified and outstanding candidates for this position, but we kept coming back to Steve Spagnuolo," general manager Billy Devaney said in a statement.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Spagnuolo would be paid just under $12 million.

Spagnuolo replaces Jim Haslett and takes over a team that finished 2-14. Haslett went 2-10 as interim coach after his promotion from defensive coordinator when Scott Linehan was fired.

"We're very excited that Steve will be our head coach and are looking forward to an exciting season," owner Chip Rosenbloom said in a statement.