JO_75
Hall of Famer
Trade Marlo... he's a bad influence. Harbaugh can have him as long as they give us Nabers in return.
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Trade Marlo... he's a bad influence. Harbaugh can have him as long as they give us Nabers in return.
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
Bro's been a shameless LeBron fan for years now. This was expected tbh.
JO_75
Hall of Famer
This was 2018 and a full on report about Harbaugh being on the hot seat... then Lamar saved his ass from being fired. Mosley sealed it with the interception against Cleveland.
Giants fans on reddit be telling Ravens fans we didn't know how good we had it. He was literally on the hot seat until Lamar became Lamar.
Giants fans on reddit be telling Ravens fans we didn't know how good we had it. He was literally on the hot seat until Lamar became Lamar.
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JoeyFlex5
Hall of Famer
It goes beyond “hot seat”
Struggling to find nfl network coverage of the story but they had already announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways at seasons end, after the home Steelers loss and going into the bye.
JoeyFlex5
Hall of Famer
No it was announced back in 2018 that they agreed to mutually part ways after the season, then after a few starts from Lamar they extended him.
AI google search gave me this
You are exactly right about the timeline of those media reports: in November 2018, major national NFL insiders reported that the Ravens and John Harbaugh were headed toward a mutual parting of ways.[1]
The sequence of events unfolded exactly as you remembered:
- The Initial Reports: On November 11, 2018, during the Ravens' bye week, CBS Sports reported that while an in-season firing wouldn't happen, the team and Harbaugh were fully expected to "mutually part ways" at the end of the season. The team was 4-5 and coming off three consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance. [1]
- The Lamar Jackson Effect: That very same week, rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson was named the starter to replace an injured Joe Flacco. [1, 2]
- The Script Flipped: Jackson completely revolutionized the offense, winning his first start against the Bengals and sparking a 6-1 run down the stretch.
- The Move Canceled: Because of that dramatic turnaround, the plan to part ways was completely scrapped. Instead of letting him go, owner Steve Bisciotti signed Harbaugh to a major contract extension, keeping him in Baltimore for an extended tenure that only recently ended in January 2026. [1, 2, 3, 4]