Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti fired John Harbaugh during a phone call Tuesday as the longtime head coach drove home from the team’s facility in suburban Baltimore, The Athletic reported Saturday.
Harbaugh, 63, who coached the Ravens for 18 seasons– including to a Super Bowl XLVII championship in 2013 — met Monday with executive vice president Ozzie Newsome, team president Sashi Brown and general manager Eric DeCosta to talk about his vision for the Ravens’ future, The Athletic reported.
Bisciotti, the Ravens’ majority owner since 2004, didn’t attend that meeting but reportedly spoke with multiple players Tuesday to get their thoughts about Harbaugh.
On Thursday, Bisciotti apparently talked with Harbaugh again to further explain his decision to fire him.
Baltimore went 8-9 this past season, the team’s worst record since it went 8-9 in 2021. In 18 seasons under Harbaugh, Baltimore finished with fewer than eight wins only once and below .500 just three times. The Ravens made the postseason 12 times but have not returned to the Super Bowl since beating the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 on Feb. 3, 2013.
Harbaugh left Baltimore with a 180-113 record in the regular season and a 13-11 mark in the playoffs. His eight road playoff wins as a head coach are an NFL record.
