Harbaugh on new gig with Giants: ‘I wanted this job’ | Sports

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — John Harbaugh has done plenty of winning in the NFL, including 12 playoff appearances and a Super Bowl title.

The New York Giants for much of the past decade have done very little of it.

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