Super Bowl-Winning Coach Takes in Ravens Practice

"He loves football, he's a great football coach, great football mind," Harbaugh told reporters Friday. "He studied our team, gave us some insight – players, coaches, schemes, all of it.

"We didn't give him the playbook, we didn't give him a script either. You can only go so far. He studied us. Basically, the message was, 'If I was game planning against you on defense, what would I do, how would I attack you?' He didn't just stop there. He watched our offensive guys. He had something for each player. Very, very detailed."

Harbaugh added that Gruden wasn't afraid to critique players directly, which he very much appreciated.

"He was letting them know where they could get better, which I respect," Harbaugh said. "I think a great coach is not afraid to tell people where they can improve. Doesn't every player want to know that? He has so much respect for guys, but still letting them know, 'Hey, this is what I see you can improve on.'"

Gruden, 61, resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders following a scandal involving his emails from his time as an analyst on ESPN's "Monday Night Football." Slowly but surely, however, the league has started to welcome him back. He served as a consultant for the New Orleans Saints in 2023, and his media appearances since then have been far more frequent.

At the very least, Harbaugh seems more than happy to welcome him to Baltimore, even if for just a short time.