A week after parting ways with longtime coach John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens leaders held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss the team’s next steps. Livestream video above (2 p.m.) Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and executive vice president and general manager Eric DeCosta are now tasked with finding the fourth coach in franchise history. They answered questions about their decision to part ways with Harbaugh and their plans for the series’ future. They are in the middle of the interview process and will be interviewing at least 15 candidates. “It will take at least a week to make a decision as we will be narrowing down the winning candidates and conducting in-person follow-up interviews. This is DeCosta’s first time hiring a new coach and Bisciotti understands how important it is to hire the right person. Bisciotti said he made the decision to fire Harbaugh with a lot of thought and prayer, and said he talked about it with DeCosta three or four weeks ago.In fact, we led the league in giving up a huge lead.”Bisciotti said he made the decision to fire Harbaugh sometime last week, though he didn’t know the exact timing. “When I woke up on Monday, I knew I was going to do it,” Bisciotti said. Bisciotti said he spoke with several veterans about the decision and said quarterback Lamar Jackson is not a confrontational person. Bisciotti said Jackson saw nothing “special” in the decision, and Bisciotti, who fired Harbaugh over the phone, said he never imagined something like that would happen. Mr. Bisciotti said he did not want Mr. Harbaugh to drive to his office, but apologized over the phone for firing him. During the call, Mr. Bisciotti said he was having trouble breathing and Mr. Harbaugh comforted him. Bisciotti said Harbaugh understood the decision and would have fired him even if the Ravens beat the Steelers in Week 18 and made the playoffs. Harbaugh was scheduled to coach the Ravens for “a week” after the regular season, he said. New coach Bisciotti said he does not disqualify a coach for a losing record because he considers the coach’s situation. Bisciotti said DeCosta is one of the best general managers in the league and that DeCosta can be trusted to do his job. A number of college coaches have contacted the Ravens regarding coaching vacancies. But Bisciotti said the team has not contacted any college coaches. Mr. Bisciotti did not attend the first interview because of the rule that if an owner attends one interview, he must attend all interviews. Midway through the press conference, the Steelers shared that Mike Tomlin has resigned as Pittsburgh’s head coach. Bisciotti joked that if Pittsburgh hires Harbaugh, he would consider hiring Tomlin. Video below: Steve Bisciotti talks about Mike Tomlin resigning as Steelers head coach “Wouldn’t that be great? If John (Harbaugh) takes the Pittsburgh job. Wow, wouldn’t that be fun? I don’t know… it’s good for Mike. I don’t know, talk to (Eric DeCosta). “I love Mike, I mean, I’ve respected Mike for 18 years, but it’s really shocking that he did it the way he did. It’s kind of crazy.” DeCosta said increasing defensive pressure is the team’s priority when it comes to roster construction. Bisciotti said the injury to Nnamdi Madubuike hurt the Ravens defensive line’s performance this season. DeCosta said he would like to sign Jackson to another contract and be able to target other players. Free agency — something non-traditional for DeCosta and the team. Bisciotti wants to sign Jackson to an extension before free agency begins, as he doesn’t want the situation to drag out like it did before Jackson signed his last contract. Follow WBAL-TV 11 News updates and update this page often.