Jim Harbaugh reportedly to meet with Chargers Monday about head coach vacancy

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Jim Harbaugh reportedly to meet with Chargers Monday about head coach vacancy

The Jim Harbaugh derby is about to heat up.A week after leading the to a national title in the College Football Playoff, Harbaugh will meet with the about their head coach vacancy on Monday, .A decision isn't expected to be "imminent" following Harbaugh's interview with the team as the Chargers are still going through the search proce s, ESPN reported. It's also believed that Harbaugh will be "deliberate" in any decision he makes about his future, ESPN added in its report.Harbaugh, who previously coached in the NFL with the and , has a relationship with the Chargers and the Spanos family, which own the franchise. He played for the Bolts in 1999-2000 before retiring after the 2001 season. Harbaugh also coached at the when the Chargers were still located in San Diego.ADVERTISEMENT When asked about po sible interest in the NFL and then about the Chargers Brandon Workman Jersey during an availability before the Rose Bowl, Harbaugh gave the same answer to both questions."Literally, whatever day were in, looking to get the most out of it, dominate the day, then were going to sleep tonight and wake up tomorrow and see if we cant dominate that day," he said. "Its a single-minded group. Just very focused on taking care of busine s today and see if we cant do the same tomorrow."Jay Glazer on the futures of Mike Vrabel, Jim Harbaugh and Nick Sirianni Harbaugh has spent the past week decompre sing after the Wolverines beat 34-13 last Monday. Michigan held a parade and ceremony to celebrate its national title on Saturday.During Saturday night's celebration in Ann Arbor Jackie Bradley Jr Jersey , athletic director Warde Manuel said he was hoping to give Harbaugh a new deal in order for him to remain at Michigan."I am working on getting Harbaugh a new contract; I promise you," Manuel said.Harbaugh was offered a 10-year, $125 million contract by Michigan that included a clause that he could not entertain NFL offers this offseason.The 60-year-old Harbaugh has been at Michigan for nine seasons and has an 86-25 record. Harbaughs tenure at his alma mater is longer than most people expected when he was hired in 2015. He was at San Diego for three seasons (2004-06), for four (2007-10) and the for four (2010-2014).To prepare for a po sible NFL return, Harbaugh recently hired Don Yee as his new agent. Yee is known for his representation of another famous Michigan quarterback seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady but the Pasadena-based agent also represents coach Sean Payton, who was the most sought-after coaching free agent last year.Harbaugh has not hidden Pedro Martinez Jersey his ambitions about a po sible return to the NFL. He led the 49ers to a 44-19-1 record and an appearance in Super Bowl 47, where the Niners lost to the , coached by his Nathan Eovaldi Jersey brother, John.Harbaugh interviewed with the two years ago and had discu sions with the Broncos and last year.Despite leading Michigan to its first national title since 1997, the last year included some frustrations for Harbaugh. He was suspended for the first three games by the NCAA for a Level I violation because the a sociation concluded he misled investigators.Harbaugh then was suspended for the final three regular-season games by the Big Ten for violating the conferences sportsmanship policy over alleged sign-stealing.Michigan has received a notice of allegations for Level II NCAA violations over recruiting during the pandemic.The Chargers have conducted six interviews already. They interviewed interim coach Giff Smith and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore last Tuesday, defensive coordinator Patrick Graham on Thursday and Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken on Friday. On Saturday, they interviewed two defensive coordinators 's Steve Wilks and 's Mike Macdonald.Even though Monken, Wilks and Macdonald are part of playoff teams, they were allowed to interview virtually under the league's revised policy for head coach interviews since their teams were off this past weekend as the top seeds in their respective conferences. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in Rick Porcello Jersey to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily. Besides the Chargers, , Carolina, Las Vegas, , and also have openings.The Chargers are looking for a new coach and general manager after Brandon Staley and Tom Telesco were fired on Dec. 15, a day after a 63-21 lo s in Las Vegas to the Raiders.The A sociated Pre s contributed to this report. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience National Football League Los Angeles Chargers Michigan Wolverines
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