Adam Schefter reports that In the first 45 minutes after John Harbaugh was fired this afternoon, his agent Bryan Harlan said he received calls from seven NFL teams
In the first 45 minutes after John Harbaugh was fired this afternoon, his agent Bryan Harlan said he received calls from seven NFL teams expressing interest in his client.
There currently are seven NFL head coach openings, including Baltimore’s. pic.twitter.com/ey5vYsLcrZ
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 6, 2026
The Ravens are firing their longtime head coach after 18 seasons with the organization, casting the NFL world into a frenzy and sparking rumors about a potential reunion on South Beach. Baltimore finished the 2025 season 8-9 after starting the season 1-5. Harbaugh (18th season) was the NFL’s second-longest-tenured head coach (Mike Tomlin – 19), with his 193 total wins tying Chuck Knox for the 12th-most by an HC in NFL history.
The 64-year-old Harbaugh ranks 12th among all-time NFL head coaches with 193 wins, and he guided the Ravens to a Super Bowl title in 2012. Teams are already lining up for his services. In a Tweet from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Harbaugh’s agent confirmed that seven teams have reached out about securing an interview with the former Ravens head coach.
Baltimore was the seventh vacancy to open, meaning a team with a current head coach called the agent to inquire about Harbaugh.
There have been discussions of Lamar Jackson or the Ravens potentially wanting to part ways, and if the Miami Dolphins were one of the teams that inquired about the head coach, things could get interesting.
The Dolphins will certainly explore the option of parting with Tua Tagovailoa. If the Dolphins cut Tua and absorb the dead cap hit, Jackson could be the darling of their eyes.
Everything begins with his contract, which includes $54 million in guaranteed money in 2026. He gets an additional $3 million in 2027 guarantees if he’s on the roster on the third day of the new league year. Either way, Miami will have to figure out that $54 million before it can even consider bringing Jackson back to Florida.
Jackson has a no-trade clause, so any agreement between the Ravens and another team would need to be signed off on by the two-time MVP. Jackson, who’ll count $74.5 million against the cap in 2026 and 2027, making him the league’s highest-paid signal-caller, has said all the right things about wanting to remain in Baltimore. Back in June, GM Eric DeCosta confirmed that the Ravens and Jackson had started preliminary talks on a new deal.
Jackson just completed year three of a five-year, $260 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens, signed on May 4, 2023. $185 million was guaranteed, of which $135 million was fully guaranteed at signing. A guaranteed option was paid out last March 17, worth $22.5 million. Because he was on the roster on the 5th day of the 2025 league year, $29 million of Jackson’s 2026 salary will be fully guaranteed. There are $750,000 roster bonuses due on the 5th day of the 2026 and 2027 league years.