BREAKING: Two NFL teams reportedly eyeing Jim Harbaugh for head coach..

The Panthers, who fired Reich following a 17-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans over the weekend, reportedly want his replacement to be someone who can mentor 22-year-old quarterback Bryce Young, who ranks 24th in the NFL in touchdown passes (nine), 29th in completion percentage (61.7) and 31st in passing yards per game (187.7) and passer rating (74.9).

Harbaugh, who played 14 NFL seasons as a QB himself, has a reputation for being a quarterback guru. His notable success stories include Rich Gannon (2002 NFL MVP, First-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl) Alex Smith (2013 Pro Bowler), Andrew Luck (two-time First-Team All-American, two-time Pac 12 Player of the Year, former No. 1 overall pick) and J.J. McCarthy (2023 First-Team All-Big Ten, projected 2024 first-round pick)

A reunion with Harbaugh, whom the Bears selected 26th overall in the 1987 draft, makes sense regardless of whether the team keeps Justin Fields or trades him and uses its first-round pick on either USC’s Caleb Williams or North Carolina’s Drake Maye.

While Matt Eberflus is still Chicago’s head coach, the belief is he’s coaching for his job with the 4-8 Bears sitting in last place in the NFC North.

Harbaugh coached the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014. When he took over, they were a 6-10 team, but they won 13 games in his first season and earned their first division championship in eight years. Harbaugh had a 44-19-1 record in four seasons in San Francisco with three playoff appearances, three NFC Championship Game appearances and one Super Bowl appearance.