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Boomer & Gio

Ronnie Barnes Stays Put With Giants

Boomer & Gio

Audacy

Sports, News

4.2707 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

The legendary trainer remains. However, there will be a new Head Trainer (not Megan Trainor).

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0:00.0

I saw yesterday that Ian Rappaport said that Ronnie Barnes was no longer going to be the head

0:04.4

athletic trainer. So we had a conversation about that. People from within the organization

0:11.1

wanted to make sure that the information was totally correct, which we appreciate. Yeah, yeah.

0:15.7

So I'll read you the text that they sent out to all the writers yesterday in regards to this story

0:20.4

that was reported,

0:21.3

and that's what we were discussing this morning, how John Harbaugh is going to want some of his

0:25.1

people in very important positions. Yeah. And there's nothing wrong with that. That happens across

0:29.7

the NFL every single year and every time there's a coaching change or general manager change.

0:34.6

So, FYI regarding Ronnie Barnes, his role is not changing. Same title. He has the same

0:40.0

title. Whatever that title is right now. Ronnie Barnes. It's Ronnie Barnes. Same title. His role is not

0:46.1

changing. Still oversees our medical services. The only change. So there is a change. There's something

0:53.2

happening. Nothing's changing, but the only change. But the only change. Gotcha. So the only change so there is a change there's something happening nothing's changing but the only change

0:55.6

but the only change gotcha so the only change expected in the training room will be hiring a new

1:00.8

head trainer under ronnie barnes oh okay so ronnie's still there he's still part of the organization

1:08.6

but they're bringing in a new head trainer.

1:30.3

Okay. You know, sounds like... But Ronnie's handled the medical services. Okay. So it seems like, you know, his role is shifting and maybe, you know, the responsibilities aren't going to be as great or who knows. Right. So John probably want John Harbaugh probably wants somebody that he knows and that he's comfortable working with and may have been an assistant with the Ravens or somewhere along the line.

2:19.1

You know, thebour tree is all over the place I mean guys all over the mentor now is taking a raven's job who was under John Harbaugh and with Jim Harbaugh that's right so now he's going to the ravens Harbaugh Harbaugh it's like a harbour tree all over the place everywhere yeah well he comes from the Andy reed tree, right, John Harbaugh, Harbaugh, hawbore. It's like a hawbore tree. Horle boars everywhere. Yeah. Well, he comes from the Andy Reid tree, right, John Harbaugh? Yes, he does. Yeah. Uh-huh. And Andy Reid comes from the Mike Hungren tree. Nah? Yeah. He does. But Andy Reid created the Kansas City model. He did. He absolutely did. So all those things are true. And everything we told you about Ronnie Barnes is also now, now true after we clarified all of that. So there was a change. And I guess he does not have an office next to Schmelt. Did we, that is not a community? I didn't ask whether or not, you want me to ask that?

2:23.9

Yeah, where's Ronnie Barnes' office in relation to John Schmelt?

2:29.0

I'm glad Ronnie's still here and I'm glad Ronnie's stable, got a stable job, his life is good, everything's fine.

2:31.3

So we don't want to create misinformation.

2:34.2

But there is a change, But there is a change.

2:34.8

But there is a change.

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