The Ravens interviewed a head coaching candidate they’ve faced many times in recent seasons on Friday.
The team announced that they completed an interview with former Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski. The Ravens also interviewed Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak on Friday, and they interviewed Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator Davis Webb on Thursday.
Stefanski was fired by the Browns on Monday and he’s found his way into several head coaching searches since being dismissed. He’s already met with the Giants and is expected to meet with the Falcons, Raiders, and Titans as well.
The Ravens went 8-4 against the Browns during Stefanski’s tenure as the head coach in Cleveland. Should things fall into place, he could be on the opposite side of those matchups in the years to come.
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The Falcons are looking to hire a president of football for an organizational reset after firing General Manager Terry Fontenot and head coach Raheem Morris.
But no matter who team owner Arthur Blank hires for that role — Matt Ryan is widely expected to get the job sooner than later — there is one head coaching candidate that the Falcons will have interest in: former Ravens coach John Harbaugh.
In his Thursday press conference, Blank was asked about Harbaugh as a potential candidate.
“Well, I mean, John has been one of the most successful coaches in the last 20 years in our league,” Blank said, via transcript from the team. “Has won at every level, and so he would certainly be a candidate we would want to spend some time with. Whether or not he would have an interest in Atlanta, I don’t know. I read earlier today he’s not taking any interviews this week and probably will start this coming week, so I’m sure we’ll have him on our cycle, assuming he’s willing to take an interview with us.”
Harbaugh is sure to have his share of suitors over the course of the next few weeks if he elects, as expected, to continue coaching in 2026. In his 18 years as Ravens head coach, Harbaugh was 180-113 in the regular season with a 13-11 postseason record.
The Ravens have wrapped up another head coaching interview.
The team announced the completion of an interview with Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. They interviewed Broncos quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator Davis Webb and defensive coordinator Vance Joseph on Thursday.
Kubiak is expected to speak to a number of teams in the coming days and has an interview with the Raiders scheduled for Thursday as well. He’s in his first season with Seattle and the team’s No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs is both a big reason why he’s in the mix and why he’s available to speak to teams right now.
Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores are also scheduled for interviews with the Ravens and that number will likely grow before the Ravens are ready to hire their first head coach since John Harbaugh.
The Ravens are interested in speaking with an assistant coach from the AFC East.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Baltimore has put in a request to interview Buffalo offensive coordinator Joe Brady for the club’s head coaching vacancy.
Brady, 36, has been with the Bills since 2022. He began his tenure with the club as quarterbacks coach and was promoted to offensive coordinator midway through the 2023 season after the club fired Ken Dorsey.
He retained the role on a full-time basis in 2024.
Brady first generated buzz as the passing-game coordinator for LSU in 2019, winning the Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach as he helped the program win the CFP national championship. Joe Burrow won the Heisman that season, tossing 60 touchdowns to just six interceptions before the Bengals drafted him at No. 1 overall in 2020.
From there, Brady was hired as the Panthers’ offensive coordinator in 2020 under Matt Rhule. But Brady was fired in 2021 before Rhule was fired five games into the 2022 season.
Under Brady’s direction over the last two seasons, the Bills have finished No. 10 and No. 4 in yards, and No. 2 and No. 4 in points. Buffalo was the league’s top rushing offense in 2025, with James Cook leading the league with 1,621 yards on the ground. Quarterback Josh Allen also had 579 yards rushing with 14 rushing TDs.
Allen won his first AP MVP award in 2024 under Brady.
This is the business we’ve chosen.
That reality is crystal clear for NFL head coaches in the early days of every New Year. The vast majority of hired coaches inevitably become fired coaches. Few leave on their own terms, without a pink slip, a push, or a nudge.
They understand it. And they’re compensated accordingly, often with millions still owed to them after they turn in their whistles.
Five days ago, there were two consensus vacancies looming for 2026, on top of the two that already existed. Starting on Sunday night, two became three (Falcons). On Monday, three became six (Raiders, Browns, Cardinals). On Tuesday, six became seven (Ravens). On Thursday, seven became eight (Dolphins).
And that may not be the end of it. Losses by the Packers or the Bills this weekend could (key word: could) spark even more changes. Also, Mike Tomlin could still decide to walk away from the Steelers whenever his latest playoff run ends.
It’s just the way it is. Owners feel compelled to do something to make things better, or at least to make it look like they’re trying. It’s a play to renew season tickets. To create hope, plausible or otherwise, for a more viable future that will keep fans engaged with their wallets, their time, their loyalty.
Adding to the willingness to fire a coach is the fact that, every year, one or more teams with new coaches immediately thrive. This weekend, two of the 12 wild-card coaches will be in their first seasons on the job. Five of the 12 are in their first two years on the job.
Quick fixes are possible. For plenty of teams, however, hiring a new coach won’t fix anything. The dysfunction flows from the top. The owner who hired the coach who was just fired will now have to hire another one. Who will eventually be fired.
Bad teams stay bad for a reason. And most of the jobs that are currently open are open because the organization can’t emerge from a cycle of dysfunction.
Except in Cleveland. Where the team is definitely not dysfunctional. Because the owner says so, despite a mountain of evidence otherwise.
With coach John Harbaugh gone from Baltimore, it’s just a matter of time before Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken makes his own exit, too.
Appearing Thursday on The Ryan Ripken Show, Monken was candid about the things that didn’t work during his three years with the team.
“I didn’t coach Lamar well enough,” Monken said, via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com. “I didn’t have as good of a relationship as I could have. I didn’t do the things we needed to do this year to win enough games to give ourselves a chance. I believe that.”
Monken made it clear that the relationship with Jackson wasn’t a bad one.
“Lamar and I, to me, had a good relationship,” Monken said. “Could it have been better? Of course. Lamar and I never had an issue.”
In their first year together, Jackson won his second NFL MVP award. Last year, he finished second in the voting to Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
“I really wish Lamar would have been healthy and seen what we kept building on,” Monken said. “Where we went from ’23 to ’24, and then we just never got it going. That’s what you have to live with.”
As to the idea that Harbaugh had lost the locker room (which some have been pushing), Monken pushed back.
“I never saw Lamar and Coach Harbaugh not have a great relationship,” Monken said. “I never saw that. I never saw Coach Harbaugh and any of our players not have a great relationship. Never. Not one time.”
Whatever the reason(s), owner Steve Bisciotti decided it was time to make a change. The new coach and offensive coordinator will have to find a way to get more from Jackson — assuming Jackson returns.
Depending on whom the Ravens hire, it’s still possible Jackson will decide that the fresh start in Baltimore should include him, too.
The Ravens have completed an interview with Broncos quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator Davis Webb, the team announced Thursday night.
Webb, 30, was scheduled to interview with the Raiders on Wednesday.
The Ravens also interviewed Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph on Thursday. They have scheduled interviews with Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, former Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver.
Webb spent six seasons as an NFL backup quarterback before Sean Payton hired him as an assistant in 2023. He has worked with Russell Wilson and Bo Nix in his three seasons in Denver.
Kliff Kingsbury was fired this week as offensive coordinator of the Commanders, but he could be due for a promotion elsewhere.
Both the Ravens and Titans want to interview Kingsbury for their head-coaching vacancies, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Kingsbury runs a style of offense that would be an interesting fit for either Lamar Jackson in Baltimore or Cam Ward in Tennessee. His offenses have had mixed results in the NFL, but both teams might see him as a high-risk, high-reward option for their talented quarterbacks.
The 46-year-old Kingsbury went 28-37-1 in the regular season and 0-1 in the playoffs in four years as head coach of the Cardinals. He previously went 35-40 in six years as head coach at Texas Tech, where he is remembered for having talented quarterbacks like Baker Mayfield and Patrick Mahomes but not winning many games with them. He had a brief NFL playing career as a backup quarterback.
Now he’ll attempt to get his second NFL head-coaching job, and hopefully win more than he did in his first.
49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh’s first head coaching stint didn’t go all that well, but his time with the Jets isn’t stopping teams with vacancies from asking for a chance to sit down with him.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Ravens have requested an interview with Saleh. The Cardinals, Falcons and Titans have also put in requests for interviews with him.
Saleh will not be able to speak to any teams until after the 49ers play the Eagles on Sunday. Saleh can have a virtual interview next week regardless of the result of the game and a second, in-person interview would be possible after the divisional round if the 49ers have been eliminated by that point.
The Ravens have scheduled interviews with Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator Davis Webb for Thursday. They are also expected to speak with Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores at present.
At least one team is interested in speaking with Brian Flores in this coaching cycle.
Via Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports, the Ravens plan to interview the Vikings’ defensive coordinator and former Dolphins head coach.
Albert Breer of SI.com notes the interview will take place next week.
Flores, 44, has been with the Vikings since 2023. Minnesota’s defense finished No. 3 in yards allowed and No. 7 in points allowed in the 2025 season.
Flores was Miami’s head coach from 2019-2021, registering a 24-25 record. The Dolphins were 5-11 in 2019, 10-6 in 2020, and 9-8 in 2021.
Even without a head coaching job, Flores may end up departing the Vikings as his contract is up as defensive coordinator. He is also involved in an arbitration and litigation case against the NFL and multiple teams (Giants, Dolphins, Broncos, and Texans).
