John Harbaugh out as Ravens coach in seismic NFL breakup

One of the NFL’s longest unions is no more.

The Ravens are parting ways with head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons, according to multiple reports on Tuesday, following weeks of speculation that the parties were headed toward a split.

Harbaugh, 63, landed with the Ravens as a first-time head coach in 2008 after a previous stop in Philadelphia. He served as the Eagles’ special teams coordinator from 1998 to 2006 and worked as the defensive backs coach in 2007.

Harbaugh posted a 180-113 regular-season record through the 2025 campaign and holds a 13-11 mark in the postseason, including a Super Bowl 2012 win over younger brother Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers.

Buzz about Harbaugh’s future had been festering for some time.

After overcoming a dismal 1-5 start, the Ravens climbed back into the AFC North race at 8-8 entering Week 18, but a loss to the Steelers ended their season early.

Before Sunday’s season-ending loss, ESPN’s Adam Schefter suggested Harbaugh’s job security was “up in the air.”

“While everybody’s been focused on [Steelers coach] Mike Tomlin, the coach that people really should be focusing in on in that division is the Baltimore Ravens’ John Harbaugh,” Schefter said on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” show. “That seems to be a situation, right now, that’s up in the air, where both sides will meet and discuss after the season what they want to do and what direction they want to go.”

Clearly, the Ravens and Harbaugh found a resolution by going in different directions.