Giants land first in-person interview with John Harbaugh

John Harbaugh's first in-person interview since being fired by the Baltimore Ravens was with the New York Giants.

Harbaugh hosted Giants senior player personnel executive Chris Mara for lunch at Harbaugh's house on Sunday. Mara's brother John is co-owner of the franchise along with Steve Tisch.

After 18 seasons and 193 wins -- 13 in the postseason, including Super Bowl XLVII -- Harbaugh was fired over the phone by Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti last week. Before there was a dial tone on the line, Harbaugh was a hot commodity in an NFL coaching cycle that now has nine vacancies.

And in the case of the Giants, possibly long before that.

Giants general manager Joe Schoen admitted this month he has been researching candidates for more than two months since Brian Daboll was fired with a 20-40-1 record. One of those losses was a 35-14 defeat at the hands of Harbaugh and the Ravens in 2024.

Harbaugh's record of success with quarterback Lamar Jackson, a first-round pick in 2018, was impeccable: the Ravens' 86 wins from 2018-25 trail only the Kansas City Chiefs.

During the same timeframe, the Giants had just one winning season -- Daboll was 9-7-1 in 2022. New York went 7-27 the past two seasons.

Harbaugh is scheduled to visit with Schoen and other franchise stakeholders on Wednesday and has other suitors waiting for their chance to woo the 63-year-old. The Titans are reportedly next on his schedule of interviews this week.

The Atlanta Falcons conducted a video interview with Harbaugh on Monday.