JERRY WON’T BE STAYING IN THE AFC. NO, HE’S HEADING TO THE NFC. MOST LIKELY. IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG FOR JOHN HARBAUGH TO FIND HIS NEXT TEAM TO LEAD HARBAUGH. THE NEW YORK GIANTS ARE NOW FINALIZING THE DEAL THAT WILL MAKE HIM THE NEXT HEAD COACH OF THE GIANTS. SOURCES TELL ME THEY ARE DOWN TO LAWYERS REVIEWING THE WORDING OF THE DEAL, WITH THE GIANTS EXPECTING TO FINALIZE THE DEAL LATER TONIGHT. THE GIANTS ACTED QUICKLY TO LEAD THE CHARGE TO LAND HARBAUGH. YESTERDAY, JOHN HARBAUGH VISITED THE GIANTS FACILITY, MET WITH TEAM LEADERSHIP, OWNERSHIP, GENERAL MANAGER JOE SEAN AS WELL AS GIANTS QUARTERBACK JAXSON DART. MULTIPLE TEAMS HAVE REACHED OUT TO HARBAUGH, INCLUDING THE FALCONS AND THE TITANS, BUT FOLLOWING HIS INTERVIEW WITH THE GIANTS YESTERDAY, HARBAUGH CANCELED A SCHEDULED VISIT TODAY WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE TENNESSEE TITANS. SINCE THEN, HARBAUGH’S AGENT, BRYAN HARLAN, HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE GIANTS, WORKING OUT THE DETAILS OF HARBAUGH’S CONTRACT SINCE GETTING FIRED FROM THE RAVENS NINE DAYS AGO. JOHN HARBAUGH SHARED WITH A CLOSE CIRCLE OF CONFIDANTS THAT THE GIANTS AND TITANS WERE THE TWO TEAMS HE FOUND MOST ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE OF THE AVAILABLE HEAD COACHING JOBS. THOSE TWO TEAMS HAVE THE MOST PROMISING YOUNG QUARTERBACKS. HARBAUGH IS ALSO ATTRACTED TO THE GIANTS BECAUSE OF HIS RESPECT FOR THE OWNERSHIP OF THE MARA FAMILY IN NEW YORK, AND HAS NOT PROVIDED MERELY STABLE OWNERSHIP FOR YEARS, BUT FOR GENERATIONS. SOURCES ALSO TELL ME THE RAVENS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, TODD MONKEN, PLANS ON JOINING JOHN HARBAUGH AS THE GIANTS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR. UNLESS MONKEN’S RECENT INTERVIEW FOR THE BROWNS HEAD COACHING JOB WORKED TO LAND HIM THAT VACANT POSITION. MUCH MORE ON THE START OF TEAMS FILLING KEY HEAD COACHING POSITIONS TONIGHT AT SIX. JASON. JERRY. THANK YOU. FOLLOW UPDATES ON AIR AND ONLINE AS THIS STORY DEVELOPS. TURN ON PUSH ALER

Former Ravens coach John Harbaugh did not stay unemployed too long, as he is set to sign a 5-year deal to become the next head coach of the New York Giants.Sources confirmed with WBAL-TV 11 News that Harbaugh has agreed to a reported five-year deal that will make him one of the highest paid coaches in the league.The two sides expect to finalize a contract agreement Thursday night, sources said.Details of the deal have not been made public, but Harbaugh becomes the first coach hired in this cycle just over a week after being he was fired.Harbaugh was the Giants’ top target, and they were aggressive early in the hiring period to get him. He was scheduled for an interview with the Tennessee Titans this week, but the Giants were determined to sign him.He joins an organization that was 4-13 last season and has only two winning seasons in the past decade. His winning ways (.614 career winning percentage) will be welcome in New York, and with a good young core in place, it should not take too long to see results. Harbaugh will have a promising young quarterback in Jaxson Dart to build a foundation with, as well as several other young, talented players. Time will tell how this move will affect both franchises, but for now, the Giants have one of the NFL’s most successful coaches at the helm.The Giants, moving quickly to land Harbaugh, hosted him Wednesday at the team facility. Harbaugh met with team leadership and Joe Schoen, the team’s general manager, as well as Dart.Sources told WBAL-TV 11 News lawyers are reviewing the wording on the deal, and both sides expect to finalize it Thursday.Todd Monken, the Ravens offensive coordinator, is expected to join Harbaugh on the Giants’ coaching staff, unless his recent interview for the Browns’ head coaching vacancy lands him that job.

NEW YORK —

Former Ravens coach John Harbaugh did not stay unemployed too long, as he is set to sign a 5-year deal to become the next head coach of the New York Giants.

Sources confirmed with WBAL-TV 11 News that Harbaugh has agreed to a reported five-year deal that will make him one of the highest paid coaches in the league.

The two sides expect to finalize a contract agreement Thursday night, sources said.

Details of the deal have not been made public, but Harbaugh becomes the first coach hired in this cycle just over a week after being he was fired.

Harbaugh was the Giants’ top target, and they were aggressive early in the hiring period to get him. He was scheduled for an interview with the Tennessee Titans this week, but the Giants were determined to sign him.

He joins an organization that was 4-13 last season and has only two winning seasons in the past decade. His winning ways (.614 career winning percentage) will be welcome in New York, and with a good young core in place, it should not take too long to see results.

Harbaugh will have a promising young quarterback in Jaxson Dart to build a foundation with, as well as several other young, talented players. Time will tell how this move will affect both franchises, but for now, the Giants have one of the NFL’s most successful coaches at the helm.

The Giants, moving quickly to land Harbaugh, hosted him Wednesday at the team facility. Harbaugh met with team leadership and Joe Schoen, the team’s general manager, as well as Dart.

Sources told WBAL-TV 11 News lawyers are reviewing the wording on the deal, and both sides expect to finalize it Thursday.

Todd Monken, the Ravens offensive coordinator, is expected to join Harbaugh on the Giants’ coaching staff, unless his recent interview for the Browns’ head coaching vacancy lands him that job.