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John Harbaugh Introduced as Giants Head Coach: Full Press Conference | Evan & Tiki

WFAN Daily

Audacy

Sports

5.06 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Live from the Giants fieldhouse, the scene is set with hundreds in attendance, current players in the building, and the room going silent as the organization prepares to introduce its next head coach. The guys play a quick prediction game on what Harbaugh will cite first for taking the job, then the moment arrives as Joe Schoen steps to the podium and officially introduces John Harbaugh as the new head coach of the New York Football Giants.


Harbaugh’s opening remarks hit hard. He makes it clear he wanted the job, embraces the expectations of New York, and lays out a foundation built on toughness, physical football, discipline, and finishing. He emphasizes “team” repeatedly, thanks ownership, and brings the room into his mindset with a message about attacking every day with “enthusiasm unknown to mankind.”


In the Q&A, Harbaugh addresses why he didn’t take time off, what he likes about the roster, and why he’s excited to work with Jaxson Dart. He talks staff building starting immediately, explains what “culture” means in football terms, and even nods to Andy Reid’s advice that “change can be good.” The press conference closes with Harbaugh reinforcing that success starts with how the Giants work every day and how they choose to play on tape.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:30.4

Inside the field house, where the Giants practice, they also set up a stage with about 250 chairs

0:37.3

for dignitaries and media members.

0:40.3

And that's where John Harbaugh will be introduced.

0:42.1

So right now, just to set the stage for you a little bit,

0:44.6

there are a few hundred people here, including some current New York Giants.

0:48.4

James.

0:48.9

James Winston, Brian Burns, John Michael Schmitz, John Runyon as well.

0:53.5

Tyrone Tracy is here that have noticed so far. And it has gotten awkwardly quiet here as we start. Because we're waiting to start. So, yes, there's a lot of current New York Giants here. Obviously, the media throngs and the dignitaries, part of ownership, are all kind of taking their seats or mulling around. and then before you know it, they will introduce John Harbaugh as the next head coach of the New York Football Giants.

1:14.3

Before it starts... are all kind of taking their seats or mulling around, and then before you know it, they will introduce John Harbaugh as the next head coach of the New York Football Giants.

1:14.3

Before it starts, I have a game we can play.

1:17.0

Okay.

1:17.3

Because I want to play it as I listen.

1:19.5

The first thing, this is a prediction game, the first thing John Harbaugh mentions for why he took the job, does he go fans?

2:01.5

Does he go ownership? Does he go quarterback and or roster? Do you want to go first? It's just overall this organization. So he goes organization. So the first thing he says is this organization. Yes. Is why I picked this job. Football guy. It's a historic organization. That's a good guy. I think it's going to be the fans. I think he's going to put over you, which is just, I mean, he don't even know you, so I don't think he should put you over. I'll run through a wall at that point. But I think he's going to go fans first, and then organization and being from a football family and understanding the history of the New York football giants. I think that's going to be second or third. But I think the number one thing

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