Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was alerted to his brother John’s health scare midway through his postgame press conference Sunday.
Jim Harbaugh, who is also an NFL head coach for the Los Angeles Chargers, had to receive medical attention for a heart rhythm issue before Sunday’s 23-16 victory over the Denver Broncos.
John was addressing reporters as usual after the Ravens secured a 30-23 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday when he was informed he had to cut his press conference short.
The coach was pulled from the presser by a member of Ravens staff, leaving John looking slightly dismayed and shocked.
John swiftly left the podium and exited the room before the same staff member informed the group of reporters of what had happened over in Denver.
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was pulled from his press conference Sunday
Jim, 60, was dealing with the issue just prior to the contest and was examined in the medical tent on the sideline at Mile High stadium, which is 5,280 feet above sea level.
Then right after the game began, he walked off the field with team trainers and the club announced he left with an illness.
Jim later revealed that he experienced an ‘atrial flutter,’ also known as arrhythmia, but that his heartbeat returned to normal rhythm after he went to the locker room.
Jim said he received an IV from paramedics and was given a magnesium pill before returning to the sideline midway through the first quarter.
This was the second time Jim experienced arrhythmia during a game. The other came on November 19, 2012 when he was coach of the San Francisco 49ers during a 32-7 victory over the Chicago Bears.
‘I’ve had a couple of ablations – one in 1999 and one in 2012,’ Jim said of a procedure that treats irregular heart rhythms.
He was informed of brother and LA Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh’s health scare
‘I always remember the one in 2012. It was during the Monday Night game – Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers versus the Chicago Bears and Colin had a great night.’
Jim said he would see his cardiologist on Monday.
After saying, ‘I could tell there were some irregular beats,’ Harbaugh then joked, ‘I am medically qualified to talk about it.’
He then added he’s now ‘2-0 with arrhythmias.’
