Ravens

Ravens & John Harbaugh Finalize Four-Year Deal

January 24, 2019

Update:

The Ravens officially announced that they’ve signed HC John Harbaugh to a four-year contract that keeps him under team control through the 2022 season.

Here’s the statement from Harbaugh about his new contract with the Ravens:

“I’m very excited with this contract, the opportunity to continue our work here, and I’m humbled by it,” Harbaugh said. “I am thankful for the support from the Ravens, especially Steve Bisciotti. We’re working hard to make the 2019 Ravens the best we can be. We have an excellent team foundation, and we have a great organization with smart, hard-working people.”

Jamison Hensley of ESPN reports that the Ravens and HC John Harbaugh have finalized an extension to keep him in place as the team’s head coach for the foreseeable future.

Baltimore has scheduled a press conference involving Harbaugh and other members of the team’s brass for Friday.

Chris Mortensen of ESPN, citing a source close to the negotiations, reports that the Ravens and HC John Harbaugh have reached an agreement in principle on a contract extension.

Recent reports had said that the two parties were progressing toward an agreement on a long-term extension and were encouraged by where things stood, so it’s not all that surprising that they were able to reach an agreement to ensure Harbaugh remains in Baltimore for the foreseeable future.

There was some early buzz that the Ravens and Harbaugh were likely to part ways after the 2018 season. However, it became clear that Harbaugh would have been the No. 1 coaching candidate had he become available.

The Ravens would later issue a statement saying that they were committed to getting an extension done with Harbaugh, who has just one year left on his contract.

Harbaugh said he was fine playing out the final year of his contract if need be, but his preference was to remain with the Ravens.

Harbaugh, 56, began his NFL coaching career with the Eagles in 1998 as their special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach. He spent 10 years in Philadelphia before he was hired as the Ravens’ head coach in 2008.

During his nine years with the team, Harbaugh has led them to a record of 103-72 (58.9 percent), which includes six playoff appearances and one Super Bowl championship in 2012.