The Atlanta Falcons are scheduling a second interview with Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh for the group’s vacant head coach place, a supply advised ESPN on Saturday, confirming a report.
The date of the second interview is just not but clear. Harbaugh first interviewed with the Falcons on Tuesday — just a little greater than every week after he led Michigan to its first nationwide championship because the 1997 season.
In accordance with a supply with information of the search however not licensed to talk publicly, the search remains to be “extensive open,” and the franchise is proud of the best way it has gone to this point.
The 60-year-old Harbaugh has been at Michigan since 2015, and he has an 86-25 report, together with 12-0 this previous marketing campaign regardless of being suspended twice throughout the common season. He has gained three straight Large Ten titles with the Wolverines.
Harbaugh has gained at each cease the place he has been a head coach. Earlier than Michigan, he coached the San Francisco 49ers for 4 seasons with a 44-19-1 report, two NFC West titles, three NFC title recreation appearances and one Tremendous Bowl berth, shedding to the Baltimore Ravens following the 2012 season.
He took over a struggling Stanford program in 2007 and completed with a 29-21 report, together with a 12-1 mark in 2010 and a 40-12 win over Virginia Tech within the Orange Bowl. It was the primary time the Cardinal had gained a BCS bowl recreation. Whereas at Stanford, Harbaugh additionally helped develop future No. 1 total decide Andrew Luck at quarterback.
He began his head-coaching profession in 2004 on the College of San Diego, the place he went 29-6 and helped develop quarterback Josh Johnson right into a future NFL quarterback.
As an NFL participant, Harbaugh appeared in 177 video games with 140 begins, finishing 58.8% of his passes for 26,288 yards and 129 touchdowns with 117 interceptions for the Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Ravens and San Diego Chargers.
Atlanta had a second interview with former New England Patriots coach Invoice Belichick on Friday.
The Falcons additionally accomplished two first interviews — each digital, on account of NFL league guidelines — with Buffalo Payments interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady and Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris on Saturday. Morris was the previous interim head coach of the Falcons in 2020, taking on after Dan Quinn was fired with 11 video games left within the season.
Atlanta has interviewed 11 coaches for the place that opened when the membership fired Arthur Smith after three seasons on Jan. 8.
NFL Community first reported the scheduling of Harbaugh’s second interview.
