Trump tells NFL teams to ‘hire John Harbaugh, fast’ after Ravens firing decision

Not that helium needed one, but longtime NFL manager John Harbaugh received a rousing endorsement from President Donald Trump aft the Baltimore Ravens fired him Tuesday, ending an 18-season tally with the franchise.

Harbaugh’s tenure, which includes six AFC North titles, 4 AFC Championship Game appearances and a Super Bowl title, came to an abrupt extremity erstwhile the enactment announced that it had dismissed the manager pursuing Sunday’s play finale. 

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)

The Ravens battled the Pittsburgh Steelers successful a important part matchup successful which the victor would beryllium crowned AFC North champs and punch its summons into the postseason, portion the loser would beryllium sent packing. 

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But a missed walk-off tract extremity effort by rookie kicker Tyler Loop ended the Ravens’ play – and Harbaugh's clip successful Baltimore.

 But the manager apt won’t enactment connected the marketplace for long.  

"HIRE JOHN HARBAUGH, FAST," the president wrote successful a Truth Social station connected Wednesday morning. "HE, AND HIS BROTHER, ARE TOTAL WINNERS!!!" 

John and Jim Harbaugh and their families met with Trump astatine the White House implicit the summer. The gathering led Harbaugh to support himself aft a newsman framed a question connected the sojourn astir Trump's erstwhile comments criticizing Baltimore arsenic a city.

President Donald Trump arrives to talk astatine a run event, Dec.19, 2025, successful Rocky Mount, North Carolina.  (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)

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"How you framed that question — I would person framed that question like: ‘You got a accidental to spell sojourn with the president, man. What was that acquisition like?’" Harbaugh said astatine the time. "It was amazing. It was awesome. And I committedness you I basal for our president. I privation our president to beryllium palmy conscionable similar I privation my backmost to beryllium successful, and I privation my squad to beryllium successful, and it was an astonishing experience. It's not often you get invited, and you get a accidental to bash thing similar that arsenic a family."

Los Angeles Chargers caput manager Jim Harbaugh echoed his brother’s sentiments.

"There’s a batch of gratitude determination to beryllium invited to the White House to conscionable the president with my family, my ma and dad. President Trump was conscionable large to my ma and dad. That meant truthful much. My member John; his girl Allison; my 2 daughters, Addie and Katie; and my sister Joanie; and my niece Ainsley. So, there’s 9 of us, and it was great." 

Head manager John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens reacts during the 4th fourth against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On Jan. 4, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

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Harbaugh won’t beryllium sidelined for long. According to reports, astatine slightest 7 NFL teams reached retired to the manager pursuing the quality of his dismissal, including 1 enigma squad with the coaching presumption already filled.

The 2 frontrunners look to beryllium the New York Giants and the Cleveland Browns. 

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