{"id":397168,"date":"2026-01-07T09:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/397168\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:18:11","slug":"nfls-longest-tenured-head-coaches-with-john-harbaugh-out-in-baltimore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/397168\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL’s longest-tenured head coaches with John Harbaugh out in Baltimore"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s an old saying about what NFL means for players and coaches who fail to meet expectations \u2013 Not For Long.<\/p>\n

While there’s a short list of coaches with real staying power, the ranks of longest-tenured NFL head coaches is being rearranged this week, most notably after the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> on Jan. 6 fired John Harbaugh<\/a>, ending the Super Bowl-winning coach’s 18-year run with the franchise.<\/p>\n

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Harbaugh’s tenure was second-longest among active NFL coaches, behind only Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tomlin is preparing the Steelers for an AFC wild-card showdown<\/a> against the Houston Texans<\/a> on Jan. 12 after Ravens kicker Tyler Loop missed the potential game-winning kick in the Steelers’ 26-24 win over the Ravens<\/a> that clinched the AFC North title on Jan. 4.<\/p>\n

Tomlin hasn’t been immune to calls for the Steelers to part ways<\/a> with their longtime coach this season, but that conversation will be shelved as long as the Steelers remain Super Bowl contenders.<\/p>\n

For now, here’s a look at the longest-tenured NFL coaches, which aside from Harbaugh was also changed by the Cleveland Browns’ firing of Kevin Stefanski<\/a> (six years in Cleveland) on Jan. 5, this year’s “Black Monday.”<\/p>\n

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For those wondering, Curly Lambeau in Green Bay (1921-49) and Tom Landry in Dallas (1960-88) are tied for the longest tenure leading one team at 29 seasons.<\/p>\n

1. Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers\"Pittsburgh<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin warms up for a game against the Buffalo Bills at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Nov. 30, 2025.<\/p>\n

Record with Steelers (through 2025 regular season): 193-114-2 (.628)<\/p>\n

Record with Chiefs: 149-64 (.700)<\/p>\n

Record with Bills: 98-50 (.662)<\/p>\n

Record with Rams: 92-57 (.617)<\/p>\n

T3. Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers<\/p>\n

Record with 49ers: 82-67 (.550)<\/p>\n

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Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18) makes a catch for a touchdown<\/a> against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa’s effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.<\/p>\n

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Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18) makes a catch for a touchdown<\/a> against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa’s effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.<\/p>\n

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Week 1: The New England Patriots’ Robert Spillane (14) and Christian Elliss (53) tackle Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer (87) during the second half at Gillette Stadium. The Raiders won the game, 20-13.<\/p>\n

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Week 1: New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson (3) fumbles the ball on a tackle by Washington Commanders safety Will Harris (3) during the first quarter at Northwest Stadium. It was a rough Giants debut for Wilson (17 of 37 passing for 168 yards) as the Commanders won the game, 21-6.<\/p>\n

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Week 1: Fireworks go off before the NFL Kickoff Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field. The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles opened the season with a 24-20 victory over their longtime NFC East rivals.<\/p>\n

T6. Matt LaFleur, Green Bay Packers<\/p>\n

Record with Packers: 76-40-1 (.654)<\/p>\n

Record with Bengals: 52-63-1 (.453<\/p>\n

Record with Lions: 48-36-1 (.571)<\/p>\n

Record with Eagles: 59-26 (.694)<\/p>\n

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T10. Mike McDaniel, Miami Dolphins<\/p>\n

Record with Dolphins: 35-33 (.515)<\/p>\n

Record with Buccaneers: 35-33 (.515)<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who is NFL’s longest-tenured head coach? It’s still Mike Tomlin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There’s an old saying about what NFL means for players and coaches who fail to meet expectations \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,631,1261,1252,1238,6167,3055,6587,1243,1255,142536,1240,1263,1233,42500,593,1260,1241,106168,1262,85,7508,1247,91683],"class_list":["post-397168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-dallas","tag-detroit-lions","tag-green-bay","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-houston-texans","tag-john-harbaugh","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-mike-tomlin","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-playoff-berths","tag-san-francisco-49ers","tag-sports","tag-super-bowl","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","tag-tyler-loop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}