New Giants coach John Harbaugh shares positive message he got from Andy Reid
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- John Harbaugh spoke with Andy Reid; Reid told him, "Change can be good."
- Harbaugh was fired by the Ravens and hired by the Giants about two weeks later.
- Reid’s turnaround in Kansas City served as the example Harbaugh aims to replicate.
Even before he was fired by the Baltimore Ravens, coach John Harbaugh had been in touch with the Chiefs’ Andy Reid.
Harbaugh was the second-longest tenured coach in the NFL before he was let go by the Ravens, and he sought the advice of his pal, Reid.
Reid and Harbaugh have been friends since their days with the Eagles. When Reid became head coach in 1999, he retained Harbaugh as special teams coach. But Harbaugh eventually left Philly after landing a job with the Ravens.
Harbaugh’s days as an unemployed coach didn’t last long as he was quickly hired by the Giants roughly two weeks after being let go by Baltimore.
During his introductory news conference Tuesday, Harbaugh was asked what Reid said.
“Andy’s a man of few words,” Harbaugh said, “and his four words to me were, ‘Change can be good.’ That’s what he said, ‘Change can be good.’
“And he was excited. He’s fired up for us. He’s a good friend, and yeah, you know what, how about we deal that right now? We’ll sign up for that deal right now, what he did in Kansas City. Let’s do that.”
Harbaugh would certainly agree to that. After Reid was let go by the Eagles, he was quickly hired by the Chiefs in 2013. And Reid has won three Super Bowl championships in Kansas City.
That’s a deal Harbaugh or any other NFL coach would take.
This story was originally published January 20, 2026 at 3:39 PM with the headline "New Giants coach John Harbaugh shares positive message he got from Andy Reid."
