What happened to Jim Harbaugh? Chargers head coach questionable to return due to illness after trip to locker room
The Los Angeles Chargers are taking on the Denver Broncos in Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season. While we typically see players heading into the blue medical tent, Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was seen going into the medical tent before the start of the game.
Harbaugh went into the medical then and was promptly escorted to the locker room. Harbaugh is dealing with an illness and is questionable to return.
What happened to Jim Harbaugh?
As strange as it sounds, something has caused Harbaugh to enter the medical tent and the locker room.
Right before kickoff, it appeared Jim Harbaugh went into the blue medical tent. pic.twitter.com/aoS0q4dkl2 ? NFL on CBS ???? (@NFLonCBS) October 13, 2024
We still don't know the exact details, but Harbaugh's return has been deemed questionable due to illness. Hopefully, it is something that fades quickly, like a stomach bug, and the team can just give him some fluids in the locker room, and he can recover.
Harbaugh made it through all of the pregame warm-ups and only went into the tent just before kickoff. While he is getting checked out, defensive coordinator Jesse Minter is serving as the acting head coach.
Jim Harbaugh injury updates
Harbaugh was able to return to the sideline in the first quarter. He seems to be in good spirits, and has resumed head coaching duties. Hopefully, whatever Harbaugh was dealing with has passed, and he will be able to get through the remainder of the game.
We will include any post-game comments about what happened.
CBS' AJ Ross caught up with Harbaugh at halftime. He said that he was dealing with heart arrhythmia. This refers to an irregular heartbeat, whether it be too fast and unable to slow down, or the inverse. Harbaugh has been dealing with this issue "on and off for a while."
"He said he was dealing with arrhythmia ? that's something he's been dealing with on and off for a while."@AJRoss_TV spoke to Jim Harbaugh about briefly leaving today's game pic.twitter.com/zAkQkpESoy ? NFL on CBS ???? (@NFLonCBS) October 13, 2024
Harbaugh addressed the illness in his postgame press conference. He said that he was dealing with an "atrial flutter" and that his heart beat was able to get back into rhythm fairly quickly. Harbaugh said he got an IV in the locker room and a magnesium pill, but will be following up with a cardiologist. He added that he dealt with something similar in 2012.
HC Jim Harbaugh says he had an "atrial flutter" episode today and that his heart got back into normal rhythm after he walked off the field.
He jokes: "I am medically qualified to talk about it."
"2-0 with arrythmias."-he says he had another one during a MNF game in SF. pic.twitter.com/qb0NzvXPbg ? Alex Insdorf (@alexinsdorf99) October 13, 2024
John Harbaugh cuts postgame presser short
Jim's brother John was conducting a postgame press conference after the Baltimore Ravens win over the Washington Commanders. The Baltimore PR team interrupted the presser to let John know that his brother Jim went into the medical tent and locker room, and John left the podium to call and check in on his brother.
