John Harbaugh finalizing five-year deal to become Giants head coach

Cbssports reports that less than 10 days after being fired, John Harbaugh, 63, is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next head coach of the New York Giants that is expected to pay him about $20 million per year. Harbaugh spent Wednesday at the Giants' practice facility meeting with multiple team executives, including co-owners Steve Tisch and John Mara; the team hoped to get him under contract before he left, but he was scheduled to interview with the Titans on Thursday and only late Wednesday night began negotiating with the Giants, with the deal essentially done by midnight.

The move was framed as sensible for Harbaugh because the Giants have several cornerstone players — including Jaxson Dart, Malik Nabers, Cam Skattebo, Andrew Thomas, Abdul Carter, Brian Burns and Dexter Lawrence — plus the fifth overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, and they enter a division the story described as being in disarray.

The story notes the Giants have had limited postseason success recently — one divisional round appearance and two playoff berths with one playoff win over the past 14 seasons — while Harbaugh had eight playoff appearances and eight playoff wins over that same span.

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