NFL Hall of Famer Tony Dungy speaks out against Ravens' decision to fire John Harbaugh: 'I don’t understand'

NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning manager Tony Dungy spoke retired successful effect to the Baltimore Ravens' caller firing of manager John Harbaugh. 

In an X station Tuesday, Dungy praised Harbaugh and said helium doesn't "understand" the determination to occurrence him. 

"I can’t judge what things person travel to successful the NFL. John Harbaugh has coached the Baltimore Ravens for 18 years. He took them to the playoffs 12 times. He won a Super Bowl for them. The past 4 years they were 10-7, 13-4, 12-5, 8-9," Dungy wrote.

"They made the playoffs 3 consecutive years and missed this twelvemonth due to the fact that their kicker missed the crippled winning FG connected the past play of the season. And helium was fired???? I’m atrocious but I don’t understand. Good luck Baltimore successful uncovering a amended coach."

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Former NFL manager Tony Dungy connected the sideline during a crippled betwixt Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers astatine Levi's Stadium Oct. 19, 2025, successful Santa Clara, Calif.  (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

Harbaugh's firing came 2 days aft the Ravens failed to unafraid the AFC North title, losing a winner-take-all crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers successful Week 18 erstwhile rookie kicker Tyler Loop missed a game-winning tract goal. 

"Following a broad valuation of the play and the wide absorption of our organization, I decided to marque a alteration astatine caput coach," Ravens proprietor Steve Bisciotti said. "Today I informed John that helium has been relieved of his duties.

"This was an incredibly hard decision, fixed the tremendous 18 years we person spent unneurotic and the profound respect I person for John arsenic a manager and, astir importantly, arsenic a large antheral of integrity."

The Ravens besides posted a connection from Harbaugh. 

"Well, I was hoping for a antithetic benignant of connection connected my past time here, someday, but that time has travel today. It comes with disappointment certainly, but much with GRATITUDE & APPRECIATION," Harbaugh said.

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Pittsburgh Steelers information Jabrill Peppers (40) reacts aft Baltimore Ravens kicker Tyler Loop (33) missed a tract extremity effort successful the 2nd fractional against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, successful Pittsburgh.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

"Gratitude to the proprietor and enactment who was consenting to bring successful a caput manager who made his people with Special Teams success. A hard happening to do… and Appreciation for each the moments, each these years, that are etched into eternity. I anticipation a bequest built connected Faith, ever Fighting, ever Believing."

Harbaugh rapidly becomes the apical caput coaching campaigner for teams searching to capable their ain vacancies. Those teams see the New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders.

Harbaugh owned a 180-113 grounds and a 13-11 postseason grounds during his 18 seasons with the franchise. He led the Ravens to a Super Bowl triumph during the 2012 play aft going 10-6.

Harbaugh, the member of Los Angeles Chargers caput manager Jim Harbaugh, has the astir roadworthy playoff victories successful NFL history, showcasing his pedigree erstwhile the crippled matters most.

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Head manager John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens walks the tract anterior to a crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium Jan. 4, 2026, successful Pittsburgh. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

Through his 18 seasons, Harbaugh has lone had a losing grounds 3 times, with his worst people being the 2015 run astatine 5-11. The different 2 were 8-9 seasons successful 2021 and 2025.

Harbaugh secured double-digit victories successful 11 of those 18 seasons, including 3 consecutive from 2022-24.

Fox News Digital's Scott Thompson contributed to this report. 

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