NFL mystery team with head coach in place emerges among those interested in John Harbaugh: report

John Harbaugh’s dismissal arsenic caput manager of the Baltimore Ravens has changed the crippled for each teams searching for their adjacent caput manager this offseason.

But it doesn’t look that the six teams successful that excavation — Ravens not included — are the lone ones inquiring astir Harbaugh.

Harbaugh’s agent, Bryan Harlan, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that he’s received calls from 7 antithetic NFL teams expressing involvement successful him.

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

"In the archetypal 45 minutes aft John Harbaugh was fired this afternoon, his cause Bryan Harlan said helium received calls from 7 NFL teams expressing involvement successful his client," Schefter’s station connected X read.

That means a squad with a caput manager already successful spot is asking astir the antheral who spent 18 years coaching the Ravens, starring them to the playoffs successful 12 of those seasons.

Other than the Ravens, the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans and Las Vegas Raiders are each successful request of a caller caput manager heading into 2026.

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But Schefter doesn’t deliberation that 1 enigma squad volition beryllium the lone enactment with a caput manager already successful spot reaching out.

"At slightest 1 — and apt more," Schefter wrote successful effect to Giants bushed writer Art Stapleton pointing retired the seventh squad referenced successful the anterior post.

As of now, it’s unclear who the enigma squad is that reached retired to Harlan.

Head manager John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens walks disconnected the tract aft a nonaccomplishment against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On Jan. 4, 2026. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Schefter already mentioned Harbaugh arsenic the "expected" favourite for the Giants’ job, though determination are apt different teams looking for a manager that could accidental the same.

The determination by the Ravens to occurrence Harbaugh comes 2 days aft his squad was incapable to unafraid the AFC North title, losing successful heartbreaking manner to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 18. 

"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 successful an authoritative statement. "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.

"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 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.

Baltimore Ravens caput manager John Harbaugh looks connected during the crippled betwixt the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, connected Aug. 16, 2025. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)

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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.

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