John Harbaugh, the highest identify within the NFL’s teaching carousel, reportedly is ready to take the New York Giants’ head-coaching job.
The previous Baltimore Ravens head coach was near finishing a take care of the Giants late Wednesday evening, ESPN reported.
Phrases of the settlement weren’t finalized, per the report.
After main the Ravens to the playoffs 12 instances in 18 seasons on the job, Harbaugh was fired final week after Baltimore completed the marketing campaign 8-9 and didn’t make the postseason. The Ravens missed a last-second field-goal try within the season finale towards the Pittsburgh Steelers, a kick that may have despatched them to the playoffs had it been made.
Harbaugh, 63, amassed a 180-113 regular-season mark as Baltimore’s coach, plus a 13-11 playoff document. He guided the Ravens to the Tremendous Bowl championship after the 2012 season, beating the San Francisco 49ers (coached by his brother Jim) for the title.
9 NFL groups at the moment have head-coaching vacancies, and Harbaugh reportedly was in excessive demand.
His first interview after his ouster from the Ravens was with the Giants.
Harbaugh hosted Giants senior participant personnel government Chris Mara for lunch at Harbaugh’s home on Sunday. Mara’s brother John is co-owner of the franchise together with Steve Tisch.
The Atlanta Falcons carried out a video interview with Harbaugh on Monday, and the Tennessee Titans reportedly had been set to talk with him on Thursday.
Giants basic supervisor Joe Schoen admitted this month he has been researching candidates for greater than two months since Brian Daboll was fired with a 20-40-1 document after the Giants’ tenth recreation. A kind of losses was a 35-14 defeat by the hands of Harbaugh and the Ravens in 2024.
Harbaugh’s document of success with quarterback Lamar Jackson, a first-round choose in 2018, was impeccable: The Ravens’ 86 wins from 2018-25 path solely the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ 96.
Throughout the identical timeframe, the Giants had only one successful season — Daboll guided them to a 9-7-1 mark in 2022. New York went 4-13 this season after ending 3-14 in 2024.
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