Overview
- ESPN reports John Harbaugh is not expected to conduct head-coach interviews until next week, despite immediate interest across the league.
- Baltimore created the vacancy by firing Harbaugh on Tuesday after 18 seasons that included 12 playoff berths and a Super Bowl title.
- Under NFL procedures, interviews are virtual through the end of the divisional round, with in-person meetings allowed only once a candidate’s season has ended.
- No coach currently with a team may sign or agree to sign a head-coaching contract until that team’s season is over, and the Ravens must satisfy Rooney Rule requirements with two in-person external minority and/or women interviews.
- League trackers list seven head-coach openings, and clubs are proceeding with schedules, including the Browns interviewing two in-house candidates on Thursday.