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The Baltimore Ravens will have a new head coach in 2026 for the first time in 18 years. John Harbaugh has been fired by the Ravens after an 8-9 season where they failed to make the playoffs. Even with Lamar Jackson 's injury-riddled year and a Tyler Loop missed field goal at the end , Baltimore is making a change. ESPN's Adam Schefter broke the news on Tuesday.
Harbaugh was a special teams coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles before landing with the Ravens in 2008. In his first five seasons, the team was over .500 in each year and won a Super Bowl. Baltimore beat Jim Harbaugh and the San Francisco 49ers in that Super Bowl, still the first time brothers were head coaches against each other in the big game.
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Since then, there have been a lot of playoff disappointments for the Ravens. Last year's was the most dramatic, with Mark Andrews dropping a game-tying two-point conversion late in the Divisional Round against the Buffalo Bills . Following up that disaster with a brutal season cost Harbaugh his gig in Baltimore.
Even at 63 years old, teams are reportedly lining up to interview Harbaugh. Schefter, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, The Athletic's Dianna Russini, and Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz all said teams will be interested. Schultz even specifically mentioned the New York Giants as a team to watch for Harbaugh.
The Ravens will now look for a head coach to lead the back half of Lamar Jackson's career. With two MVPs and a second-place finish under his belt, it would be hard to improve on the regular-season results. But Jackson and the Ravens need to improve in the playoffs, something they did not get the chance to do this year.
On Tuesday, it was reported that Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken was interviewing for the Cleveland Browns head coaching job. Could he remain in Baltimore to keep some continuity?
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