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Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is now being linked to the Las Vegas Raiders.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that Harbaugh had hired NFL agent Don Yee, who also represents Tom Brady, while he courts NFL teams after Michigan’s run.
According to Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, there’s mutual interest between Harbaugh and the Raiders, with Brady advising Raiders owner Mark Davis.
Yee is a longtime NFL power broker whose most famous client is Tom Brady. The former NFL star is in the process of buying a minority ownership share of the Raiders from owner Mark Davis. Brady is already a minority owner of Davis’ WNBA Las Vegas Aces.
Brady’s growing business partnership and friendship with Davis almost certainly means the former quarterback will have some input in the Raiders’ coaching search. Throw in his connection with Harbaugh — they both played at Michigan and now share the same agent — and it’s easy to play connect the dots.
The hiring of Yee changes all that, and as an NFL source with knowledge of the situation indicated Tuesday, Harbaugh to the Raiders is very much “in play.”
The Raiders have plenty of competition when it comes to courting Harbaugh. There are reports that the Chargers are extremely interested in hiring Harbaugh after firing Brandon Staley.
#Chargers and Jim Harbaugh rumored to have already met more than once, and a deal is already being worked on. 👇 https://t.co/ZoKDjUmWPV
— Dan W. (@DanWSports) January 3, 2024
Michigan also made a huge 10-year $125 million to Harbaugh in hopes that he would stay at the school.
It seems like Harbaugh has plenty of options he has to weigh after next week’s National Championship game.