The Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles are not considered rivals, as the cross-conference opponents do not often meet. Philly might be the better option for Ravens fans looking to find a rooting interest in Super Bowl LIX.
After all, the two coaching staff members have a fair amount of commonality.
Let’s take a closer look at the Baltimore-Philadelphia coaching connections.
John Harbaugh
When we entered the December 1 meeting between these two sides, which the Eagles won 24-19, we were constantly reminded of one Harbaugh “fun fact.”
So we’ll remind you again: Harbaugh’s last gig before taking the Ravens’ head coaching job in 2008 was with the Eagles. He was Philly’s defensive backs coach in 2007 and their Special Teams Coordinator from 1998 to 2006.
Vic Fangio
The Eagles defensive coordinator was an assistant coach with the Baltimore Ravens from 2006 to 2009, where he served in two distinct roles. He was the Special Assistant to the Head Coach and Defensive Assistant from 2006 to 2008.
In ’09, he was the Linebackers Coach and, thus, the leader of a position group that included the franchise’s most legendary player, Ray Lewis.
Greg Lewis
The current Ravens wide receivers coach, who could soon find himself running for open OC jobs, served in the same role in Philly during the 2016 season. More importantly, the Eagles gave Lewis his first big break in professional football.
Lewis, a native of Richton Park, IL (a far south Chicago suburb), went from walk-on to the second WR option on a Big Ten champion team at the University of Illinois.
However, he went undrafted in 2003, and thus, the Eagles scooped him up as a free agent. He had six productive seasons in the city of brotherly love, including 2006, where he started every game.
