{"id":114206,"date":"2026-01-11T16:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/114206\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T16:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:26:25","slug":"dolphins-gm-hire-could-improve-giants-odds-of-landing-john-harbaugh-miami-hc-job-not-viewed-as-desirable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/114206\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins’ GM Hire Could Improve Giants’ Odds Of Landing John Harbaugh; Miami HC Job Not Viewed As Desirable"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Giants have been connected to former Ravens head coach John Harbaugh from the moment Baltimore fired him<\/a> last week, with initial reports saying New York is \u201call-in\u201d<\/a> on the former Super Bowl winner. The Dolphins have also contacted Harbaugh<\/a>, but in the estimation of the NFL Network\u2019s Mike Garafolo (video link<\/a>), Miami\u2019s GM hire is good news for Big Blue\u2019s pursuit.<\/p>\n

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The \u2018Fins recently named Jon-Eric Sullivan as their new general manager<\/a>, bypassing Chad Alexander in the process. Interestingly, Alexander \u2013 who worked for the Ravens during 11 of Harbaugh\u2019s 18 years with the club \u2013 was added to Miami\u2019s GM search<\/a> just hours before Baltimore relieved Harbaugh of his duties. The Chargers have employed Alexander as their assistant GM since Harbaugh\u2019s brother, Jim, became the Bolts\u2019 head coach in 2024.<\/p>\n

Without the Harbaugh connection in place at the top of the Miami front office, Garafolo believes one potential suitor is off the board. Plus, he suggests Harbaugh \u2013 who could have his pick of non-Ravens teams in need of a head coach \u2013 may not want to join the Dolphins anyway due to their uncertain quarterback situation and difficult salary cap picture, which could necessitate a reset of sorts.<\/p>\n

Fox Sports\u2019 Eric D. Williams<\/a> echoes that sentiment. Citing Tua Tagovailoa<\/a>\u2019s contract and 2025 performance, cap constraints, and an aging roster, only one of the league sources with whom Williams spoke ranked the Miami post among the top three HC vacancies in the league. The Giants offer a more promising roster, which includes a rookie-contract quarterback in Jaxson Dart<\/a> who flashed in 2025, and that is one of the reasons why the New York job is generally considered to be a more attractive one.<\/p>\n

We heard just yesterday that Harbaugh is watching film<\/a> on Dart and Tennessee QB Cam Ward<\/a> and is staying in touch with decision-makers for both the Giants and Titans as well as members of his most recent Baltimore coaching staff. In a separate report for the NFL Network (video link<\/a>), Garafolo says the Giants are not taking a \u201cHarbaugh-or-bust\u201d approach to their HC search, though he does acknowledge they are hoping they make Harbaugh\u2019s short list and will land an interview with him. While Garafolo does not say so explicitly, the NFL Network included a graphic indicating former Browns HC Kevin Stefanski is one of the team\u2019s other top candidates.<\/p>\n

Paul Schwartz of the New York Post<\/a> says that if the Giants truly want Harbaugh, they may need to step outside of their comfort zone on multiple fronts. In addition to commanding a salary at or near the top of the HC market \u2013 although a portion of that will be offset by the roughly $34MM the Ravens are obligated to pay through the end of the 2028 season \u2013 Harbaugh ran what one league source called a \u201cbig program\u201d that may include additional investments in a larger coaching staff, team facilities, and other aspects of the operation.<\/p>\n

Per Schwartz, Harbaugh will also want assurances that he will be able to hire any coordinator or coach he wants without financial constraint. Nonetheless, he is said to be willing to have a conversation with GM Joe Schoen, and considering the appeal of their vacancy, it is not surprising that Schwartz believes the Giants are squarely in the mix for Harbaugh\u2019s services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Giants have been connected to former Ravens head coach John Harbaugh from the moment Baltimore fired him…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[50774,57883,123,1763,125,124,10827],"class_list":{"0":"post-114206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-john-harbaugh","9":"tag-kevin-stefanski","10":"tag-miami","11":"tag-miami-dolphins","12":"tag-miami-headlines","13":"tag-miami-news","14":"tag-new-york-giants"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}