Although Jim Harbaugh shut down speculation about a return to the NFL after an interview with the Vikings last winter, teams around the league don’t seem ready to give up on pursuing the Michigan coach.
To wit, multiple NFL franchises have begun doing background work on Harbaugh, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. One source told NFL Network that they believed Harbaugh would consider a return to the pros, while another said they thought he would discuss an opening if asked, before weighing the right situation.
Harbaugh, 58, is coming off of a second consecutive Big Ten championship as well as consecutive wins over Ohio State in The Game. Michigan is on the cusp of another trip to the College Football Playoff, due in large part to Harbaugh’s hitting his stride in recent seasons in Ann Arbor.
