Harbaugh Out. Who's In?

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🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Today’s show features Dan Graziano hosting alongside Dan Orlovsky, Andrew Hawkins, Field Yates, Jeff Darlington, and Adam Schefter as the crew previews Wild Card Weekend in the NFL. But first, they react to the most shocking story of the day: John Harbaugh being fired after 18 seasons as the Ravens’ head coach. Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington have the latest intel on Harbaugh’s search for a new job and break down the growing list of teams currently hunting for their next head coach. They also dive into whether the Rams’ offense can avenge its earlier loss to the Panthers, if Kyle Shanahan and Brock Purdy can overcome the loss of Ricky Pearsall, and which coach could be headed where as the carousel begins to spin. All that and more on this episode of NFL Live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How do you deal with the loss or deal with the failure? You know, we had the season this year, as you know, which was really really our worst season in terms of wins and losses. The ball is out! Hope just walked out of the building. Seizing on the line. And that kick is no back. No, no! A chance to do it, we didn't do it, we're disappointed, and we move on. We have breaking news. John Harbaugh is out.
0:23.9	This is a team that has consistently fallen short.
0:27.4	This is on John Harbaugh, the inability for this team to win games.
0:32.5	We're not done. That forces us as coaches.
0:34.6	I understand now what it takes to win a national football league.
0:39.1	It is the end of an era in Baltimore as the Ravens have fired head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons with the team.
0:47.9	Baltimore missing the playoffs for the first time since 2021.
0:52.3	Ravens owner Steve Bishotti issued issued a statement addressing the decision, saying,
0:56.0	quote, following a comprehensive evaluation of the season and the overall direction of our organization,
1:02.0	I decided to make a change at head coach. Today I informed John that he has been relieved of his duties.
1:09.0	Our goal has always been and will always be to win
1:12.3	championships. We strive to consistently perform at the highest level on the field and be a team
1:16.7	and organization our fans take pride in. I will always be grateful for the extraordinary hard work
1:22.9	and dedication displayed by John and his staff throughout the many successful years.
1:28.2	I wish he, Ingrid, and Allison all the best going forward.
1:31.5	We now begin the challenging but exciting process of identifying the next leader of our football team.
1:39.0	So it has been a wild 24 hours since we got that news.
1:43.1	Adam Schaefter with us now. Adam, what more can you tell us
1:45.7	about Baltimore's decision to move on from John Harbaugh? I know people are looking for some
1:51.4	salacious reason, Dan, some reason that Steve Boshadhi would fire John Harbaugh after 18 seasons,
1:57.6	but sometimes it's just time. Every NFL coach usually meets a time where the owner
2:04.9	grows tired of him. I remember in Denver, Mike Shanahan let go after 14 seasons. He didn't do
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