Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh expressed concern as he walked off the sideline to the locker room early in Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos.
This concern caused Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh to abruptly end his postgame press conference and call his brother to make sure everything was okay.
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Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh answers questions during a press conference after defeating the Denver Broncos in an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zarbowski)
As it turned out, everything worked out.
Jim Harbaugh returned to the sideline and coached the Chargers to a 23-16 victory over the Broncos. He explained that he had been tested for arrhythmia.
“Everything worked out in the end,” he said. “The doctor checked me and it returned to normal rhythm. So I'm back. … It's a heart thing, so take it seriously.”
Harbaugh, 60, said he was dealing with atrial flutter. He underwent ablation surgery in 1999 to treat an arrhythmia. He earned another in 2012 when he was the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.
In this disease, the heart beats too fast.
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Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh (left) stands with his players in the tunnel before an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zarbowski)
“I started feeling it last night, but I wasn't really sure,” Harbaugh said. “Just like in 2012, I kind of started feeling it during the warm-up before the game.”
He jokingly added, “2-0 in arrhythmia.”
Harbaugh left the game as the Chargers ran down the field and started the victory with a field goal.
Justin Herbert said Harbaugh mentioned something about his health Saturday night.
“He said he was really excited for the game. He said he was getting blood flowing and excited,” Herbert said. “I thought everything was going to be fine. That's definitely something he should be checked on. But he's a tough guy.”
Harbaugh first headed to the blue medical tent. He was seen going to the locker room, where medical staff took his pulse and performed an electrocardiogram.
“Believe in your doctors. If you don't believe in your doctors, who will you believe in?” he said. “When I got back to the locker room, the paramedics came and took an EKG and said I was back in sinus rhythm (normal) and I said, 'I feel fine.'” I went back to the field. ”
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh looks on before a game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on October 13, 2024 in Denver. (Ron Chenoy-Iman Images)
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Harbaugh said he plans to see a cardiologist on Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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