John Harbaugh, the top name in the NFL’s coaching carousel, reportedly is set to take the New York Giants’ head-coaching job.
The former Baltimore Ravens head coach was close to completing a deal with the Giants late Wednesday night, ESPN reported.
Terms of the agreement were not finalized, per the report.
After leading the Ravens to the playoffs 12 times in 18 seasons on the job, Harbaugh was fired last week after Baltimore finished the campaign 8-9 and failed to make the postseason. The Ravens missed a last-second field-goal attempt in the season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a kick that would have sent 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 record. He guided the Ravens to the Super Bowl championship after the 2012 season, beating the San Francisco 49ers (coached by his brother Jim) for the title.
Nine NFL teams currently have head-coaching vacancies, and Harbaugh reportedly was in high demand.
His first interview after his ouster from the Ravens was with the Giants.
Harbaugh hosted Giants senior player personnel executive Chris Mara for lunch at Harbaugh’s house on Sunday. Mara’s brother John is co-owner of the franchise along with Steve Tisch.
The Atlanta Falcons conducted a video interview with Harbaugh on Monday, and the Tennessee Titans reportedly were set to speak with him on Thursday.
Giants general manager Joe Schoen admitted this month he has been researching candidates for more than two months since Brian Daboll was fired with a 20-40-1 record after the Giants’ 10th game. One of those losses was a 35-14 defeat at the hands of Harbaugh and the Ravens in 2024.
Harbaugh’s record of success with quarterback Lamar Jackson, a first-round pick in 2018, was impeccable: The Ravens’ 86 wins from 2018-25 trail only the Kansas City Chiefs’ 96.
During the same timeframe, the Giants had just one winning season — Daboll guided them to a 9-7-1 mark in 2022. New York went 4-13 this season after finishing 3-14 in 2024.
–Field Level Media
