Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh was not happy with his team's first half performance in Saturday's preseason performance against Washington, and he seemed to take out his frustrations by scolding Comcast SportsNet sideline reporter Brent Harris during an interview on the way to the locker room.
Late in the first quarter, Harbaugh ran across the field and had words with Redskins coach Jay Gruden after a scuffle broke out between the teams, leading to Ravens receiver Steve Smith being ejected from the game. When asked about the incident by Harris, Harbaugh didn't want to talk about it:
Harris complied, but from that point on, things got really uncomfortable:
Harris ended the interview, and Harbaugh left him with this icy stare as he walked away.
Granted that Harbaugh may still have been angry about the first quarter incident or frustrated with the defense giving up the late touchdown, but Harris seemed to ask reasonable questions and didn't deserve this. We would hope that Harbaugh will be extending some form of apology real soon.
H/T LBS.
Gracious halftime interview from John Harbaugh pic.twitter.com/RWqzF3TUlU— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) August 30, 2015Late in the first quarter, Harbaugh ran across the field and had words with Redskins coach Jay Gruden after a scuffle broke out between the teams, leading to Ravens receiver Steve Smith being ejected from the game. When asked about the incident by Harris, Harbaugh didn't want to talk about it:
"I have nothing to say about that, Brent. You want to talk football, I'll be happy to talk football with you."
Harris: "End of the half, missed opportunities, do you feel?"
Harbaugh: "Well, you don't want to fumble the ball."
Harris: "What about the two-minute defense giving up the touchdown at the end?"
Harbaugh: "We don't want to give up a touchdown in the two-minute at the end. Give me a good question and I'll answer it."
Harris ended the interview, and Harbaugh left him with this icy stare as he walked away.
Granted that Harbaugh may still have been angry about the first quarter incident or frustrated with the defense giving up the late touchdown, but Harris seemed to ask reasonable questions and didn't deserve this. We would hope that Harbaugh will be extending some form of apology real soon.
H/T LBS.
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