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By Jordan Sigler
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On Wednesday, Dianna Russini of The Athletic noted that multiple offensive players on the Baltimore Ravens, including quarterback Lamar Jackson, want former Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury to call the offense in 2026.
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During an appearance on B Mitch And Finlay on Thursday, Russini offered background on when players on the Ravens advocated for Kingsbury.
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Russini claimed players wanted Kingsbury before news dropped on Jan. 6 that Kingsbury and the Commanders mutually parted ways and the Ravens fired Harbaugh.
"And some of them have familiarity with Kliff," Russini said of players on the Ravens offense. "Some have talked to guys in Washington before. And soon as John was fired, actually, you know what?
"To be fair to it, it kind of started... I talked to someone in Baltimore before Kliff was technically fired. And they were like, 'Oh man, like he's got to come here. Like... he'd be awesome with Lamar.'
"And so I think that it kind of started then. And I think there's just a lot of supporters of Kliff. And you know, a player there would be like, look what he did with Kyle Murray.”
One interesting thing to note here is the reported background for Harbaugh's firing. Russini reported on Jan. 6 that Harbaugh's refusal to "entertain any conversations" on potentially firing offensive coordinator Todd Monken played a role in the head coach's ouster.
On Thursday, Russini suggested that the players who were advocating for Kingsbury before Harbaugh was fired were a part of a "click" belonging to Jackson.
“So that locker room is, it's fun and entertaining, but they have clicks in there a little bit more than other teams," Russini said. "And sometimes it's good because it's usually the star players and guys that hang out with each other and Lamar will call it his group. They're important pieces of this team."
Those important pieces of the team didn't appear to want Monken to return in 2026, at least not over Kingsbury.
Not long after Harbaugh chose not to get rid of Monken, he was fired.
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