The Giants punched it in from the goal line.
The franchise and John Harbaugh agreed to a deal Saturday to make him the team’s next head coach, The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy confirmed.Harbaugh met with Giants leadership Wednesday at the team’s New Jersey facility and left without a deal, but the sides kept working toward finalizing a contract that would make him the 21st head coach in franchise history.
— a Greek restaurant in East Rutherford — with Giants owner Chris Mara and general manager Joe Schoen, who further cemented his place in the franchise by landing Harbaugh. Owner Tim Salouros revealed to The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy that Harbaugh told him: “I’ll be back” before getting on a flight back to Baltimore.Schwartz reported it might take as much as $20 million per year to reel in Harbaugh — and the Giants were comfortable going into that financial range.John Harbaugh, Giants on a ‘good path’ as deal to change franchise gets close to finish lineHe was axed by the Ravens last week after kicker Tyler Loop missed a game-winning field goal in the season finale against the rival Steelers, handing Pittsburgh the AFC North title and a spot in the playoffs.Now, the Giants and their fans are the ones who are all smiles after landing the top coach on the market.The Giants used an all-out blitz to land Harbaugh, including a flight from Baltimore to New Jersey in co-owner Steve Tisch’s private plane and a visit from promising young quarterback Jaxson Dart during Wednesday’s visit.— who called Harbaugh this week to vouch for Schoen and the organization — after a 2-8 start to the season, including multiple late-game meltdowns.
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