Afrigather Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh stated his transient exit throughout Sunday’s win over the Broncos was attributable to a coronary heart rhythm abnormality firstly of the sport.
“It is known as atrial flutter,” Harbaugh instructed reporters. “I obtained into an episode right this moment with it. Docs checked me out and it obtained again right into a sinus rhythm — regular rhythm — so, I got here again.”
Early within the first quarter, Harbaugh entered the blue medical tent earlier than heading to the locker room. The workforce introduced he was questionable to return attributable to an sickness.
Harbaugh returned by the tip of the quarter and completed the sport on the sidelines. The 60-year-old coach stated this wasn’t the primary time he is handled an irregular heartbeat whereas teaching.
“I had a pair ablations, one in 1999 and one in 2012,” he stated. “I will all the time bear in mind the one in 2012, it was in the course of the Monday night time recreation. Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers versus the Chicago Bears, and Colin had a fantastic night time that night time. … After the sport, obtained checked out. Ended up having to have an ablation for that one as a result of it did not return into rhythm, however 2-0 with arrhythmias.”
Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter served because the Chargers’ interim coach throughout Harbaugh’s absence. He was confronted with a call throughout his time on the helm, electing to accept a chip-shot discipline aim from the 2-yard line for the sport’s opening rating.
The Chargers scored factors on their subsequent three possessions to safe a 20-0 lead getting into halftime. They have been held to only a discipline aim within the second half and surrendered 16 unanswered factors, however in the end fended off Denver’s comeback, 23-16.
Harbaugh and the Chargers (3-2) will face the Arizona Cardinals as a part of a Monday Evening Soccer doubleheader in Week 7.
