"After all, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti had just extended Harbaugh's contract last year to take him through 2028, and now he wants his team to go in the chimerical "different direction." Figuring out what that direction might be beyond "later into the postseason" is the bigger challenge, but the more urgent one is negotiating a dimes-on-the-dollar deal for the remaining $54 million on Harbaugh's contract."
"Based if nothing else on the pundit "desirability" scale, he's the only fired coach who should get a new gig, even though at the age of 63 he is well past the desired young (which is to say cheap) demographic of the young'un class best represented of late by Jacksonville's Liam Coen and Chicago's Ben Johnson. Beware the Ides Of Belichick, and all that."
John Harbaugh was fired by the Baltimore Ravens despite a contract extension that ran through 2028. Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti signaled a desire to go in a "different direction," creating a negotiation over the remaining $54 million on Harbaugh's deal. Multiple teams have vacant coaching positions and may seek lower-cost hires or avoid paying off recently fired coaches. Harbaugh is widely viewed as the safest and most desirable available coach and is expected to be rehired quickly despite being 63, older than the recent preference for younger, cheaper candidates. Reports point to friction with the locker room and with quarterback Lamar Jackson.
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