{"id":695733,"date":"2026-01-22T07:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/695733\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T07:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:08:16","slug":"john-harbaugh-fires-giants-coach-battling-cancer-as-ravens-block-staff-poaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/695733\/","title":{"rendered":"John Harbaugh Fires Giants Coach Battling Cancer as Ravens Block Staff Poaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Harbaugh\u2019s involvement with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/category\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Giants;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Giants<\/a> has grabbed major headlines. He\u2019s moving fast by making staff changes after his meetings, and he recently made a big decision on the team\u2019s defensive coach, who is battling cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefensive line coach Andre Patterson was also informed he wouldn\u2019t be returning, per sources,\u201d ESPN\u2018s Jordan Raanan tweeted on X. \u201cHe joined the Giants under Brian Daboll prior to the 2022 season. Coached this season through prostate cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raanan\u2019s update followed an earlier tweet stating that John Harbaugh met with several Giants coaches on Wednesday. After those meetings, he sacked several coaches ahead of the 2026 season. The changes reportedly affected most of the defensive coaching staff and special teams coordinator Michael Ghobrial.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/category\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baltimore Ravens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> have blocked special teams coordinator Chris Horton from making a lateral move to the Giants, per NFL insider Mike Garafolo. The team has denied similar moves for assistants Anthony Levine Sr. and Randy Brown, indicating a firm stance against staff poaching.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story\u2026Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/nfl-active-news-giants-john-harbaugh-fires-giants-coach-battling-cancer-as-ravens-block-staff-poaching\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:John Harbaugh Fires Giants Coach Battling Cancer as Ravens Block Staff Poaching;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">John Harbaugh Fires Giants Coach Battling Cancer as Ravens Block Staff Poaching<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EssentiallySports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EssentiallySports<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"John Harbaugh\u2019s involvement with the New York Giants has grabbed major headlines. 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