John Harbaugh set to become the Giants new head coach
By Jesse Gaynor, Stephen Cooney, and Narek Vardanyan
Additional reporting by Grace Bonamico
Former Ravens coach John Harbaugh is closing in on a deal with the New York Giants to make him the team’s head coach.
According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, a five-year contract deal was finalized and accepted on Thursday morning. Neither Harbaugh nor the Giants have made any public confirmations, however, the Giants posted on X and Instagram a smirking emoji, which fans are speculating could be teasing an upcoming major announcement for the organization.
Under Harbaugh’s leadership, the Baltimore Ravens entered the playoffs 12 times out of 18 seasons and won the Super Bowl in 2012. The Ravens fired their former coach on January 6th after they missed the playoffs due to an unsuccessful field goal attempt at the buzzer against the Pittsburgh Steelers. According to the Associated Press, Harbaugh is also a contender for the Tennessee Titans and the Atlanta Falcons top coaching jobs.
Giants General manager Joe Schoen previously said that he would expand the search for a new coach. To satisfy the NFL’s Rooney Rule requirements for minority and female candidates, Schoen also interviewed recently fired coaches Raheem Morris from the Falcons and Antonio Pierce from the Raiders.
Currently, out of the 32 NFL teams, 9 of them currently have a vacant head coach position, counts for over 25% of the entire league.
This is a developing story.
