Ravens hiring Chargers DC Jesse Minter as new head coach - ESPN

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens announced that they hired Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter to be their new head coach Thursday, a move that replaces John Harbaugh with a fast-rising coach who has strong ties to the Harbaugh family.

Minter is receiving a five-year contract, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Minter has been the defensive coordinator for Jim Harbaugh for the past four seasons, overseeing the units at the University of Michigan (2022-23) and with the Chargers (2024-25). Minter's first NFL job came with John Harbaugh in Baltimore, where he was a defensive assistant from 2017 to 2020.

«I am truly honored to serve as the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens,» Minter said in a statement. «This is an organization whose values, culture and tradition of excellence reflect everything I believe about the game of football and how it should be played.»

Only seven Ravens remain with the Ravens who also played for the team when Jesse Minter was on the coaching staff in 2020. Cornerback Marlon Humphrey is the only defensive player.

The hiring of Minter, who had long been considered the front-runner for the Ravens' opening, comes 16 days after Baltimore fired Harbaugh, the franchise's winningest coach, who was dismissed after 18 seasons. It also concludes the Ravens' meticulous search that included interviews with 16 candidates. In addition to Minter, the coaches brought in for second interviews by the Ravens were Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver and Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady.

Minter, 42, becomes the fourth head coach in the Ravens' 31-year history and their youngest ever. Before the search officially began, one team source described Minter as «a