25 the one, 2024, 12:33 ET
John Harbaugh, head coach of the Ravens, served as an assistant to Andy Reid, head coach of the Chiefs, for almost a decade in Philadelphia
OWINGS MILLS — John Harbaugh He once defeated his own brother in a Super Bowlso facing someone you got to work with might not be as emotional.
Still, there is a lot of respect among the head coach of the Baltimore Ravensand its counterpart this weekend: Andy Reidof the Kansas City Chiefs.
“Obviously, it’s important in terms of the relationship,” he said. Harbaugh this week. “We have to go back a long, long time. The greatest respect for Andy, a lot of recognition for what he has achieved as a coach. We were together for 10 years, the first 10 years in Philadelphia. We were in many Championship Games [de Conferencia] and many playoff games.”
Sunday will be the first game between John Harbaugh and Andy Reid in an NFL postseason. AP Photo/Gail Burton
They will meet as head coaches for the first time in a postseason game on Sunday, when the Ravens receive the Chiefs. It’s quite remarkable, considering how successful they’ve been. It is Harbaugh’s fourth appearance in a finals of the American Conference con Baltimore and the sixth consecutive Reid con Kansas City.
Reid leads the series of their head-to-head matchups 5-2 since he and Harbaugh They went their separate ways during the former’s mandate at the head of the Philadelphia Eagles.
“John He does a phenomenal job. “Dominate the sport,” he said. Reid. “He was a great special teams coordinator, a great secondary coach and he has been an extraordinary head coach. I am very proud of him and everything he has achieved.”
Harbaugh was the special teams coordinator in 1998 with the Eagles under the command of Ray Rhodes. He remained in that position for eight seasons after Reid He took control of the team the following season.
Editorial Selections
1 Related
“It was great to be with Ray Rhodes for a year or two. If he’s listening to me, I just want to thank him so much. I really appreciate what I learned from Ray“, said Harbaugh. “Then it came Andy and I hoped to stay and he gave me the opportunity to do so. I was young and I was discovering many things. That was a good thing for him to do and I hope he’s proud to have done it, looking back on it.”
Reid He said he knew the father of Harbaugh, Jackbefore keeping John a su staff one Philadelphia.
Harbaugh became a high school coach with Philadelphia in 2007. He took charge of the Ravens the next season. He won the Super Bowl in its fifth season in Baltimore. His rival in that game was the San Francisco 49ersthen trained by his brother, Jim.
2024-01-25 17:33:00
#AFC #Championship #Game #reunion #student #teacher
