The coach, fired by the Ravens after this season, soon took the reins of another organization
John Harbaugh has accepted the five-year contract that the New York Giants They offered him earlier this week, as confirmed by the veteran coach to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday.
“These are the New York Giants“Harbaugh told ESPN. “I am proud and honored to be the head coach of this historic franchise, and I am especially excited to work with the Mara and Tisch families. But most of all, I’m looking forward to starting to work with the great players on this team to see what we can achieve together.”
John Harbaugh63 years old, spent the last 18 seasons as coach of the Baltimore Ravenswith a record of 180 wins and 113 losses, and won a Super Bowl before being fired last week after failing to qualify for the playoffs.
Los Giants They have had a record of just 7 wins and 27 losses over the last two seasons and could benefit from an experienced, winning coach. Harbaugh He succeeds Brian Daboll, who was fired in November. Mike Kafka was the interim coach for the team’s final seven games. Giants.
Harbaugh interviewed with the Atlanta Falcons on Monday and had plans to meet with the Tennessee Titans on Thursday, but New York It was the first team to receive him at their facilities for an interview. He arrived on Wednesday morning and stayed there until the afternoon before returning to his home in the area of Baltimore on the private jet of the owner of the GiantsSteve Tisch. It was all part of an intense campaign by the Giants to sign what they consider the best and most consolidated candidate on the coaching market.
Los Giants They had explored various options in their coaching search before reaching an agreement. They conducted in-person interviews with Kafka, Mike McCarthy, Raheem Morris, Kevin Stefanski and Antonio Pierce, according to ESPN sources. They also spoke virtually with Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and Denver assistant coach and special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi.
