Greg Roman is going from one Harbaugh back to the other.
The former Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator Roman will be joining the coaching staff of the New York Giants, Charlotte Carroll of The Athletic reported on Thursday. Carroll adds that Roman’s role for the Giants will be on the offensive side of the ball.
Roman, 53, has been coaching in the NFL for over three decades now. He had spent the last two seasons as the OC of the Chargers under head coach Jim Harbaugh (whom Roman had previously worked with at both Stanford and with the San Francisco 49ers).
But Roman was fired last month after the Chargers’ Wild Card round playoff loss to the New England Patriots. The Chargers have since tabbed former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel to serve as their new offensive coordinator instead.
A move to join the Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. is fitting in more ways than one for Roman. He is a native of Atlantic City, N.J. and served as the offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens from 2019-22. That made Roman plenty acquainted with John Harbaugh, who was just hired as new head coach of the Giants last month.
Roman, the 2019 AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year, used to be a very in-demand coaching name who even drew interest for college head coaching jobs a few years ago. While Roman’s stock has fallen significantly since then due to concerns over his seemingly bland and run-heavy offenses, he will now be getting a chance for a fresh start with the elder Harbaugh and the Giants.
