Ravens to hire Charlie Gelman in game management role

The Ravens are hiring Colts assistant Charlie Gelman in a dual role as game management coordinator and defensive assistant, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.

He will replace Daniel Stern, who spent the last decade on John Harbaugh's staff in Baltimore and the last two as the director of football strategy/assistant quarterbacks coach. Stern is expected to follow Todd Monken to Cleveland to serve as the Browns' assistant head coach.

Gelman is returning to Baltimore after three seasons in Indianapolis. He previously served as a scouting analytics intern (2019), coaching research intern (2021-2022), and football analyst (2022-2023) for the Ravens. He then joined Shane Steichen's staff as a football analyst/game management assistant.

Game management positions have become increasingly common around the NFL, though fans at home still strain their vocal cords screaming about timeout usage all the same. Stern played a key role in developing the Ravens' aggressive fourth-down strategy over the past few years, though Harbaugh was noticeably more conservative in 2024 and 2025.