NFL Confidential: 9 Suitors Have Emerged for John Harbaugh. Could Steelers Be One?

John Harbaugh has only been out of a job for roughly 24 hours, but all indications suggest that the former Baltimore Ravens head coach won't be out of a job for long.

Harbaugh has already generated interest from at least nine teams, a well-placed league source told me. The Super Bowl-winning head coach has quickly emerged as the top name on the open market, with FOX Sports' Ben Arthur also ranking him first in the top candidates available in this offseason's coaching carousel.

So, which teams that haven't fired their head coach might have interest in Harbaugh? Could Harbaugh remain in the AFC North, or are the New York Giants the favorite to land him? Here's what I'm hearing around the NFL about Harbaugh's status as a head coach candidate. 

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Given his résumé and long record of success, it wasn’t a surprise that at least nine teams reached out to John Harbaugh in the hours after he was fired on Tuesday.

The surprising part is that only six teams (not including the Baltimore Ravens) are currently looking for a head coach.

So yes, a well-placed source told me there are at least three teams, and possibly more, who are having at least some internal discussions about firing their current coach now that Harbaugh, the long-time Ravens’ coach, is on the market. And those teams obviously wanted to gauge his level of interest as they decide whether to actually pursue him.

The Miami Dolphins, who so far have stood by embattled head coach Mike McDaniel, are reportedly one of them. And a source on one team hoping to make a big push for Harbaugh in the next few weeks told me that at least one of the expected suitors is playing this weekend in the wild-card playoff