Ravens' premier coaching target slips away in surprise Mike McDaniel twist

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Miami Dolphins - NFL 2025 | Carmen Mandato/GettyImagesAfter firing John Harbaugh, the Baltimore Ravens have been hard at work looking for a replacement for their former 18-year head coach. They constructed a list of 17 candidates, but two weeks in, they’ve only just completed their first round of interviews.

Now, Baltimore’s list is already down to 14. They were reportedly set to bring Kevin Stefanski back, but he signed with the Atlanta Falcons, and Robert Saleh, a favorite of the Ravens fanbase, signed with the Tennessee Titans.

On Tuesday evening, that list continued to shrink. This time, it came in a bit of a surprising twist. After interviewing with some teams for…