{"id":218802,"date":"2026-01-25T19:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/john-harbaugh-breaks-silence-on-relationship-with-qb-lamar-jackson\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T19:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:39:05","slug":"john-harbaugh-breaks-silence-on-relationship-with-qb-lamar-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/john-harbaugh-breaks-silence-on-relationship-with-qb-lamar-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"John Harbaugh Breaks Silence on Relationship With QB Lamar Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>John Harbaugh<\/strong> is opening up about his relationship with Baltimore Ravens quarterback<strong> Lamar Jackson<\/strong> now that the coach and the organization have parted ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhenomenal relationship with Lamar,\u201d Harbaugh said on the Tuesday, January 20, episode of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pKyGEKemrS0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> Evan &amp; Tiki LIVE<\/em><\/a> on WFAN. \u201cEverything has been absolutely positive. Ask him, he\u2019ll tell you. We love each other. We tell each other we love each other. He\u2019s one of my favorite human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh \u2014 who was fired by the Ravens at the end of the 2025-2026 NFL regular season and subsequently hired by the New York Giants \u2014 was a guest on the show with hosts <strong>Evan Roberts, Tiki Barber <\/strong>and <strong>Shaun Morash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe revolutionized offensive football with Lamar Jackson,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cI don\u2019t know why that doesn\u2019t get written about more. So let\u2019s talk about that more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crew was broadcasting their show from Harbaugh\u2019s introductory press conference, after the Giants finalized the five-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited to be here,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cThese families are amazing. This place is different in a lot of great ways. It\u2019s one of a kind. It\u2019s iconic. It\u2019s the New York Giants. The New York football Giants. It was probably going to be them from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/john-harbaugh-uses-smiley-face-emoji-in-statement-after-ravens-firing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terminated from his position<\/a> with the Ravens on January 6 after 18 seasons as head coach. This year, the Ravens missed the playoffs for the first time since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I was hoping for a different kind of message on my last day here, someday, but that day has come today. \ud83d\ude0aIt comes with disappointment certainly, but more with GRATITUDE &amp; APPRECIATION,\u201d Harbaugh said in a statement released by the Ravens after the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cGratitude to the owner and organization who was willing to bring in a head coach who made his mark with Special Teams success. A difficult thing to do \u2026 and Appreciation for all the moments, all these years, that are etched into eternity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4214677\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n John Harbaugh<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Rob Carr\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The next day, President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/donald-trump-urges-nfl-teams-to-hire-john-harbaugh-after-ravens-firing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed Harbaugh<\/a> via Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHIRE JOHN HARBAUGH, FAST,\u201d Trump, 79, wrote on January 7. \u201cHE, AND HIS BROTHER, ARE TOTAL WINNERS!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a later post on January 10, Trump \u2014 a New York native and fan of the local sports teams \u2014 showed his support again for Harbaugh, specifically encouraging the Giants to hire him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe New York Football Giants should hire, without question, John Harbaugh \u2013 And John, a great guy, should TAKE THE JOB!!! President DJT,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants hired Harbaugh a week later.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/john-harbaugh-reacts-to-trumps-endorsement-for-giants-coaching-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded to the President\u2019s support<\/a> at his introductory press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you, I also noticed on that post that he said, \u2018John, take the job,\u2019\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cSo I thought that [Giants owner] <strong>John Mara<\/strong> might have something to do with that. I don\u2019t know, but it\u2019s cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mara has, at times, had a contentious relationship with President Trump in the past, confronting him about his remarks about NFL players refusing to stand for the national anthem back in 2017.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cComments like we heard last night from the president are inappropriate, offensive and divisive,\u201d he said in a statement with Giants co-owner <strong>Steve Tisch<\/strong>. \u201cWe are proud of our players, the vast majority of whom use their NFL platform to make a positive difference in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh joins the Giants after 18 seasons with the Ravens. He won Super Bowl XLVII in 2012, but an 8-9 season in 2025 derailed his future with the team. It was just the franchise\u2019s second losing season since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>He went 180-113 during his time in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/john-harbaugh-breaks-silence-on-relationship-with-qb-lamar-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Harbaugh is opening up about his relationship with Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson now that the coach and the organization have parted ways. \u201cPhenomenal relationship with Lamar,\u201d Harbaugh said on the Tuesday, January 20, episode of Evan &amp; Tiki LIVE on WFAN. \u201cEverything has been absolutely positive. Ask him, he\u2019ll tell you. 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