Commanders interested in Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh as next coach
Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera speaks during a news conference after Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Landover, Md. Rivera was fired on Monday.
ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders ownership has already started the process of finding the team’s next head of football operations and coach to replace Ron Rivera, a process that could include Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh, among many others.
The team is interested in speaking with Harbaugh, according to a person with knowledge of the search committee’s thinking. The person said the Commanders have also requested to talk to a handful of assistant general managers, including Philadelphia’s Alec Halaby and Kansas City’s Mike Borgonzi and reached out to Baltimore about defensive line/assistant head coach Anthony Weaver.
Another person with knowledge of the move told the AP the Cleveland Browns have granted permission to speak with assistant GM Glenn Cook. A third person said Washington requested to talk to San Francisco assistant GM Adam Peters
