Jesse Minter named new head coach of Baltimore Ravens

Los Angeles Chargers antiaircraft coordinator Jesse Minter has been named the caller caput manager by the Baltimore Ravens connected Thursday. According to ESPN insider Adam Schefter's sources, Minter has signed a five-year contract.

The experienced 38-year-old spent the past 4 seasons arsenic antiaircraft coordinator nether Jim Harbaugh; archetypal oversaw the University of Michigan defence (2022–23) earlier moving to the Chargers (2024–25). His archetypal NFL occupation was besides successful Baltimore, from 2017 to 2020, wherever helium was a antiaircraft assistant.

Minter has agelong been the favourite to beryllium the caput manager successful Baltimore and present takes implicit the squad 16 days aft the Ravens fired John Harbaugh, the winningest manager successful franchise past aft 18 seasons. He becomes the 4th caput manager successful the 31-year past of the Ravens and besides the youngest truthful far.

Main tasks and challenges

His archetypal and biggest task volition beryllium to halt predominant playoff disappointments and physique a bully narration with Lamar Jackson, a two-time NFL MVP who is coming disconnected 1 of his weaker seasons. Minter has known Jackson since 2018, erstwhile helium worked with him arsenic a scout squad backmost successful the archetypal fractional of the season.

Last play with the Chargers, the 38-year-old led the fifth-best rushing defence successful the league, allowing an mean of 285.2 yards per game. When helium arrived successful Los Angeles successful 2024, the squad had 1 of the weakest defenses successful the NFL. However, already successful the archetypal season, his squad led the league successful the fewest points allowed (17.7 per match).

The Chargers were eliminated successful the wild-card circular by the New England Patriots, portion Harbaugh was fired aft the Ravens failed to marque the playoffs. Jesse Minter present has the accidental to marque his people successful Baltimore and effort to instrumentality the squad to the adjacent level, and each fans person been eagerly awaiting this moment.

It's hard to truly foretell however palmy helium volition be, but astir anticipation that helium tin bash large things to truly marque the fans happy.

There is immense unit connected him now, but the 38-year-old has acquisition and determination is nary uncertainty that helium tin amusement that unit is not a occupation for him.