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From Big Blue View
- NY Giants, John Harbaugh nearing a deal
- The Giants will have to wait a little bit longer for John Harbaugh
- The NY Giants need relevance, which is why they need John Harbaugh
- John Harbaugh visiting Giants on Wednesday as head coach search heats up
- Jaxson Dart gets chance to pitch Giants’ job to John Harbaugh in person
- Giants in John Harbaugh’s top 3 as he determines where he will coach next
- Giants’ interim DC Charlie Bullen has interview request from Dallas Cowboys
- NY Giants’ edge room was a bright spot in disappointing 2025 season
Other Giant observations
Coaching Carousel: Giants Willing to Offer John Harbaugh ‘Almost Anything He Wants’ | FOX Sports
The Giants have been working on that deal since before Harbaugh was fired, according to multiple team and league sources. They seemed sure that the 62-year-old Harbaugh would
be available even before his Ravens lost their season finale to the Pittsburgh Steelers and missed the playoffs, which led to the Ravens firing him the next day. Once he was available, he rocketed to the top of their list.
The Giants have also let Harbaugh know that they are willing to meet his asking price (expected to be around $20 million per year), shell out millions more for what they hope will be a top coaching staff, and make whatever improvements or additions he wants throughout their program. The source said that Harbaugh’s requests so far have been “significant,” but “don’t seem to be too extensive. But he’s worth it. You don’t get a shot at a coach like this too often. Sometimes you just have to do whatever it takes.”
Jaxson Dart: Malik Nabers is the best receiver in the NFL
Why is John Harbaugh atop Giants’ coaching wish list? Insights into cycle’s top candidate | The Athletic
Building a quality staff is particularly important for a head coach who doesn’t call plays. Who are some logical coordinator candidates?
Zrebiec: Monken has other options, but he and Harbaugh have a solid relationship, so I’d think that could be in play. That would be a nice get for the Giants and the New York media. Monken is a character. Tee Martin, who has been Jackson’s quarterbacks coach and has interviewed for a few offensive coordinator openings this offseason, could get consideration.
Defensively, there are a bunch of guys with ties to Harbaugh who are available: Zach Orr, Wink Martindale, Chuck Pagano and Anthony Weaver, to name a few. Heck, maybe Harbaugh even gives Rex Ryan a call. One of Harbaugh’s closest friends in coaching is Jerry Rosburg. I’m not sure if Rosburg is looking to get back in, but if he were, he’d be an ideal fit in the assistant head coach/special teams coordinator role.
Giants coaching search: NFL insider clarifies John Harbaugh-GM reports, ‘based on what I’ve been told’ | NJ.com
“I don’t believe, based on what I’ve been told, that there’s a prerequisite for John Harbaugh to say, ‘I have to pick my GM.’ This is not that situation,” said NFL insider Jordan Schultz disputed reports that Harbaugh wouldn’t work with someone like Schoen. “He wants a lot of say over personnel, but he’s not going to say, ‘I can’t work with Joe Schoen.’ They have been ultra aggressive. The other part, and this is probably the most important part, is John Harbaugh is only going to go to a place where he believes he can win with a quarterback, and Jaxson Dart is someone he liked a lot he did coming out of the draft.
“With all that in mind, I’m not willing to say that the Giants is definitively where he’s going to go, but that’s what the Giants want. And I think Harbaugh is very open and excited about the idea of coming to New York.”
One reason for optimism for every non-playoff team heading into the 2026 offseason | PFF
New York Giants: Finally, some hope. However, for the first time in a long time, there’s hope in New York. A glimmer of hope. The Giants traded up to draft QB Jaxson Dart (68.4 grade; 30th) with the No. 25 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, and the former Ole Miss quarterback showed some promise in his rookie season, completing 63.7% of his passes for 2,272 yards, 15 touchdowns and five interceptions while adding 487 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns. Dart plays a little fast and loose, and that reckless style of play has already seen him be evaluated for multiple concussions in 2025, but there’s a lot to like about the young gunslinger.
Dart will get the chance to lead the franchise forward in 2026, and even the notion that a young, exciting quarterback could lead the Giants forward is a positive. Even in Daniel Jones’s rookie season, there wasn’t this much excitement over what he could be, but Dart possesses the traits and the grit to succeed in the NFL. Dart will hopefully be joined by WR Malik Nabers, who tore his ACL in Week 4, and HB Cam Skattebo (80.5 grade; 13th), who suffered a season-ending ankle injury, in 2026 to form a young offensive core.
Giants 2025 defensive sizzle reel
The anxiety of being a Giants free agent waiting out this coaching search | New York Post
Yeah, the waiting game is tough on players, too. The entire Giants front office is at DEFCON 1 as the search for a new head coach keeps moving forward.
“They got a lot to do in the building here … and I’m sure whoever they bring in will have an input as well — who they want to keep and what direction they’re going to go.”
Ranking 2025 NFL rookie classes: Teams with most production | ESPN.com
3. New York Giants. The Giants’ rookie class was about quality rather than quantity. First-round quarterback Jaxson Dart led all rookies in total points and ranked 18th with a 57.8 QBR, thanks partly to the value of his run plays. No. 3 pick Abdul Carter had only four sacks, but his 56 pressures led all rookie edge rushers. Third-round defensive tackle Darius Alexander had 3.5 sacks as a rotational lineman. And fourth-round running back Cam Skattebo energized the team in five starts, with 410 rushing yards, 207 receiving yards and seven touchdowns before an ankle injury ended his season.
Seventh-round cornerback Korie Black and fifth-round offensive tackle Marcus Mbow also started games but didn’t perform particularly well.
Around the league
DaRon Bland has surgery on his foot for the second time | Blogging the Boys
Cardinals sign ex-New York Giants WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette | USAToday.com
Steelers’ Art Rooney II not ‘shocked’ by Mike Tomlin’s decision, expects move to affect Aaron Rodgers | NFL.com
Josh Allen returns to full participation at practice | Pro Football Talk
Denver Broncos’ D gets boost as Dre Greenlaw on track for Bills | ESPN.com
Longtime Vikings WR Adam Thielen announces retirement after 13 seasons | The Athletic
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