The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports a “key pressure point” in John Harbaugh’s firing was “his refusal to entertain” moving on from OC Todd Monken.

06 January 2026

In other words, ownership wanted to make some changes there. John Harbaugh wanted to run it back. It’s probably not the only reason that the Ravens moved on from the the 63-year-old Super Bowl champion, but it happened to be a big one. Monken had reportedly interviewed for the Michigan head coach job, among others, and is still regarded highly across the football landscape. Russini also reports that Kliff Kingsbury is “a name to watch” in Baltimore.