The New York Giants have finalized a deal with John Harbaugh as their next head coach. Even though the contract isn’t fully signed yet, Harbaugh is wasting no time. He’s already making bold moves within the organization to shape the team’s future.

“Former Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken is expected to join John Harbaugh in New York with the Giants, per source. This has always been the plan,” Senior NFL insider for The Athletic Dianna Russini reported on X.

Harbaugh was relieved of his duties on January 6 after 18 years with the Ravens. As his first move, the head coach invited his longtime offensive coordinator, Todd Monken, to the new zip code. Harbaugh and Monken have worked together for the last three seasons at Baltimore.

Monken joined the league in 2007 as the wide receivers coach at Jacksonville. He has jumped from the NFL to FBS frequently. But as an offensive coordinator, he has worked for seven years, from Tampa Bay to Baltimore.

Monken has had two years with the Ravens, where he was top 10 in the win-loss percentage per Pro Football Reference. But this season, as Baltimore spiraled down to an 8-9 record, even Monken’s win-loss percentage went from 6th (last season) to 16th this season.

However, the firing of Harbaugh was a shocker for many in Baltimore. But for the Giants, it gave them a new ray of hope.

Why did John Harbaugh pick the Giants?

The Giants’ signing of the head coach with a 180-113 record got the Ravens Flock hyped up. With one penning down, “Big blue is back,” on X.

Harbaugh had a lot of offers from the head coach-hungry league right now. The 63-year-old had offers from the Titans, Falcons, and Giants. But he visited New York first on January 14, edging out interim head coach Antonio Pierce, who had openly lobbied for the job on CBS.

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Per Russini, Harbaugh studied the film of Jaxson Dart and Cam Ward. He “told at least one person the film study [of Dart] gave him a lot to be excited about,” Russini reported. That’s why the coach was already studying the clips; Dart’s potential hooked him on New York’s future.

If Harbaugh puts pen to paper, it’s expected to be a five-year deal. With the Giants ready to roll with whatever Harbaugh asks, it seems like the demands of the head coach have started with the first hiring.