{"id":662170,"date":"2026-01-07T22:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/662170\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T22:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:04:21","slug":"giants-fans-may-have-to-do-the-unthinkable-if-they-want-john-harbaugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/662170\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants fans may have to do the unthinkable if they want John Harbaugh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Giants fans <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/07\/sports\/giants-fans-wanting-a-quick-john-harbaugh-hire-will-be-disappointed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">clamoring for a John Harbaugh hire<\/a> better decide if he is a prize worth the unsavory taste of rooting for the Eagles in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The search for the next Giants head coach is going to extend into next week and that means that more competition for Harbaugh\u2019s services could enter a sticky equation. At least nine teams have inquired about Harbaugh\u2019s interest, according to reports, which means that three teams currently employing a head coach are coming up with contingencies since there only are six vacancies.<\/p>\n<p>Would the Bills \u2014 with reigning MVP Josh Allen to entice any candidate \u2014 fire head coach Sean McDermott after a loss to the Jaguars if he squanders a rare path to the Super Bowl without the rival Chiefs in the way?<\/p>\n<p>Would the Packers fire Matt LaFleur \u2014 whose job is said to be less secure than his 76-40 record over seven years should warrant \u2014 if he loses to the Bears and the sides can\u2019t agree on the compensation for a contract extension beyond 2026?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Giants fans clamoring for a John Harbaugh hire better decide if he is a prize worth the unsavory&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662171,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[53,7,519,345,2909,1917,56,2321,2469,6,109,57,9,3248],"class_list":{"0":"post-662170","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-buffalo-bills","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-giants","11":"tag-green-bay-packers","12":"tag-john-harbaugh","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-giants","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkgiants","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","19":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","20":"tag-sports","21":"tag-sports-plus"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115856085937035479","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}