The NFL is preparing to receive a new earthquake ahead of the 2026 season And after the elimination of the Baltimore Ravens, which cost John Harbaugh the departure of the team after 18 years, the historic coach points to a new destiny, which would now be in the National Conference with the New York Giants.
According to reports from NFL insiders such as Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter of ESPN, The New York Giants secured the arrival of Harbaugh as their new head coach for next seasonafter an extensive day of meetings throughout this Wednesday and the first hours of Thursday.
The reports indicate that The figure that the Giants would have guaranteed Harbaugh would be around $100 million in the contract for the next five years that the former Baltimore Ravens coach will lead New York.
At the moment the contract continues to be negotiated, however, ESPN reports that Harbaugh will have no problem accepting the Giants’ offer, although at the moment both parties continue to refine the details to finalize the contract.
With the arrival with the New York Giants, Harbaugh He will return to the NFC after his brief stint with the Philadelphia Eagles between 1998 and 2007However, now he will do so as Head Coach.
The challenge for Harbaugh will be to reverse the team’s poor performance, which this season rrecorded a record of 4-13, which adds to the 2024 losing record of 3-14 to add a total of 7-27 in the last two seasons.
The #Giants will spend the morning finalizing a 5-year deal with former #Ravens coach John Harbaugh, making him one of the NFL’s highest-paid coaches. But Harbaugh has accepted the job, as the first opening is filled. pic.twitter.com/AG8s3tpPyz
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 15, 2026
Harbaugh and his dominance against NFC East rivals
Once Harbaugh takes over the reins of the Giants, the head coach will aim to lead the New York franchise to the top of the NFC East, where they will fight against the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles y los Washington Commanders.
One aspect that makes the Giants smile is that in his career as Head Coach, Harbaugh has a positive record against these three NFC East rivals.
Against the Cowboys, The former Baltimore coach is 4-1, while against the Eagles and Commanders, has a history of 3-2 in the confrontations they have had against these rivals.
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