There are rumors that the New York Jets are going to make a run at Jim Harbaugh for their head coaching opening (assuming they fire Todd Bowles) and according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, general manager Mike Maccagnan is on board for that.

It seems that Maccagnan is on board because he really doesn't have any choice. His job seems safe right now, but if he were to resist going after Harbaugh, he could be handed a pink slip. Whoever the Jets choose has to be able to help develop Sam Darnold who has shown a lot of promise the last week and CEO Christopher Johnson has done the research and decided that he is the guy.

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Regardless, the effort is coming. CEO Christopher Johnson, who is filling in for his brother Woody as the team owner serves as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, personally has been doing the research and making the calls and coming to the conclusion that Jim Harbaugh may be the right guy to help the Jets get to where they haven’t been in 50 years, and counting — and to work with a potential franchise quarterback who has shown increasing signs of promise in his rookie season.

Harbaugh has already said that he will be staying at Michigan but there is no chance he could be wooed away with the right offer. This is a story that should heat up after the Jets final game of the season and Bowles is let go.