The Baltimore Ravens have hired former Indianapolis Colts assistant Charlie Gelman as their game manager coordinator and defensive assistant.
After a disappointing 2025 NFL Season that saw them finish with an 8-9 record and miss the playoffs, the Baltimore Ravens are making some big changes in their coaching staff.
The first change came in the surprise firing of longtime head coach John Harbaugh (who now leads the New York Giants) and replacing him with former Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter.
Since the hiring of Minter, Baltimore has reportedly also brought on Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator, Mike Mickens as defensive backs coach, and Dwayne Ledford as offensive line coach while retaining Tyler Santucci as inside linebackers coach and Randy Brown as a special teams specialist.
Now, another change has been revealed.
According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, the Ravens have hired Charlie Gelman as their new game manager coordinator and defensive assistant.
Gelman re-joins the Ravens after having served as the football analyst and game manager coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts. Prior to his time with the Colts, Gelman worked with Baltimore as a football analyst (2022-2023), coaching reserve intern (2021-2022), and scouting analytics intern (2019).
Game management has been one of the most difficult aspects of the game for the Ravens in the past few seasons, so bringing in someone with Gelman's experience will prove to be useful.
Gelman is replacing Daniel Stern, who is expected to join former Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken with the Cleveland Browns.
This offseason marks one of the most active when it comes to coaching staff. 10 teams have new head coaches, tying the record for most new head coaches in a season.
Of these, the Ravens are arguably the most exciting. While Harbaugh is legendary and did great things for the team, Minter looks to bring new life and re-establish the defense that made Baltimore so dangerous in the past, something he has successfully done with the Chargers and the University of Michigan.
This should be able to go hand in hand with two of the most dangerous offensive players in the league: quarterback Lamar Jackson and running back Derrick Henry.
While Henry once again proved why he is one of the most dominant running backs in the NFL last season, Jackson didn't quite live up to the expectations of a two-time MVP.
Obviously injuries had a part to play in this, but a new offensive coordinator could be the spark Jackson needs to get back to that MVP level, especially since Doyle seemed to work wonders with Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams.