John Harbaugh Had The Giants Rework Their Org Chart For Him

News broke Wednesday that John Harbaugh would be hired as the next head coach of the New York Giants, but then the deal continued to be, as they say, hammered out. There must have been a lot of hammers banging away at that thing, because the team's official announcement was delayed for days. NFL insiders insisted that the deal hadn't fallen through, only that Harbaugh was negotiating specific language before signing the contract. On Saturday, we finally figured out what he wanted: to make Giants general manager Joe Schoen less relevant.

Yesterday the Giants officially announced a five-year contract for Harbaugh, and with it a reworked hierarchy within the organization. Typically the franchise has had the head coach report to the GM, who then reports to the owners. In his previous job with the Baltimore Ravens, Harbaugh reported directly to owner Steve Bisciotti. Once this week's deal was done, The Athletic confirmed that the new head coach will answer to owners John Mara and Steve Tisch:

Harbaugh had productive relationships with executives Ozzie Newsome and Eric DeCosta during his time with the Ravens, and he said that’s the plan with Schoen. When asked who would have the final say in the NFL Draft if the two disagree, the 63-year-old coach said they will “do whatever it takes to get on the same page.”

“It will be the same as it was in Baltimore and really everywhere around the league,” Harbaugh said. “We’re going to work until we agree.”