In the Broncos’ efforts to find a new coach, the team is “doing homework” on Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh,” according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. Per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Denver already has reached out to Harbaugh to inform him of the team’s interest in discussing the job.
The Broncos fired Nathaniel Hackett on Dec. 26 with a 4-11 record in his first season there. The team also is interested in former Saints coach Sean Payton and Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, per the NFL Network report.
Harbaugh, 59, had a 44-19-1 record as the 49ers’ coach from 2011 to ’14 and led the organization to the NFC championship game three times. He also guided San Francisco to Super Bowl XLVII in the 2012 season.