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John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are working on a deal to make him the team’s next head coach, according to multiple reports.
The deal reportedly hasn’t been finalized, but Harbaugh is expected to end up in New York, awaiting unforeseen setbacks.
Harbaugh spoke in person with the Giants on Wednesday, spending hours at the team’s facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The former coach of the Super Bowl-winning Baltimore Ravens was considered New York’s top candidate in the search for Brian Daboll’s full-time successor.
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Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh answers questions during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Fired by the Baltimore Ravens after missing the playoffs following a botched field goal attempt at the buzzer in the season finale, Harbaugh is on track to choose the Giants over other possible landing spots, including Tennessee and Atlanta.
Harbaugh’s release from the Ravens made him the most sought-after coaching candidate in the current cycle and, arguably, one of the most coveted coaching candidates in recent NFL history.
President Donald Trump even endorsed Harbaugh in a Truth Social Post, and then in a later post he specifically endorsed the idea of the Giants hiring Harbaugh.
“The New York Football Giants should hire, without a doubt, John Harbaugh – and John, a great guy, should TAKE THE JOB!!!” Trump posted to Truth Social on Saturday.
JOHN HARBAUGH WON’T SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW FOR SOME HEAD COACH OPENINGS
(Left) Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh before an NFL football game on Sunday. The match took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 4, 2026. (Right) President Donald Trump arrives for a New Year’s celebration at his Mar-a-Lago club. The event took place in Palm Beach, Florida on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo;Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Trump appears to have won his case as Harbaugh and the Giants appear ready to reach an agreement.
Veteran sports agent Leigh Steinberg previously told PK Press Club Digital that he also thinks the Giants stand out as a top destination for Harbaugh.
“I don’t know why, but the New York Giants stand out to me,” Steinberg said.
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John Harbaugh speaks to the media during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 1, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
The Ravens made the playoffs 12 times under Harbaugh and won the Super Bowl in the 2012 season, a year after the Giants’ last championship.
General manager Joe Schoen, who is back for a fifth season as head of the football operations department, said he will cast a wide net in the coaching search. Interviews with Raheem Morris and Antonio Pierce satisfied the NFL’s Rooney Rule requirements for minority or female candidates, and Harbaugh’s visit to northern New Jersey paved the way for a hire ahead of one of the more than half-dozen teams with a vacancy.
