Ravens special teams coordinator leaves for same role with Giants
- Recently, New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh hired Chris Horton as special teams coordinator and Dennard Wilson as defensive coordinator, according to CBS Sports and NFL Network reports.
- A longtime Harbaugh assistant, Chris Horton joined Baltimore Ravens staff in 2014 and was promoted to special teams coordinator in 2019.
- Reportedly, CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz and NFL Network's Tom Pelissero first reported Chris Horton's hire after Baltimore Ravens initially blocked his interviews before Jesse Minter's arrival.
- Harbaugh is still assembling his initial Giants staff and has interviewed Todd Monken, Robert Prince, and Willie Taggart for offensive coordinator.
- With these hires, the Giants add coaches familiar to Harbaugh while Harbaugh's teams finished in the top 10 in special teams sixteen times from 2000 through 2023, and Wilson became available after the Titans revamped their staff last week.
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