Eagle-eyed NFL fans express concern after noticing Jim Harbaugh walk with limp on Chargers sideline
Jim Harbaugh has been around football his entire life. The 60-year-old’s father was a football coach and his older brother John is the current head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. Harbaugh has revitalized the Chargers this seasonGetty The younger Harbaugh has carved out his own lane in pro football, playing 14 years as a quarterback in the NFL before making the switch to coaching. After winning a NCAA national title with Michigan last season, Harbaugh signed a five-year deal to become the Los Angeles Chargers head coach. In Week 14, the Bolts came agonizingly close to beating AFC West rivals Kansas City, only for Chiefs kicker Matt Wright to doink in a game-winning field goal as time expired. During the game, eagle-eyed fans noticed Harbaugh appeared to be walking with a limp. Jim has never publicly addressed the limp, but many have speculated that it is a result of his years playing football and sustaining injuries, as well as having his hip and knee replaced. Concerned fans took to social media to ask whether it was just them who had picked up on it. “Is it just me or does Jim Harbaugh walk with a limp?” posted one fan on X. “Harbaugh seems like he’s gonna need a cane , he has a noticeable limp,” added another. “Has anyone noticed how Harbaugh’s limp has gotten worse?” a third wrote. “Harbaugh walks with a limp now. Damn. Ageing is helluva drug,” a fourth commented. Jim Harbaugh’s limp doesn’t seem to be anything to be concerned aboutGetty It comes after the former QB suffered a health scare earlier in the season. He had a medical scare during the Week 6 win over the Denver Broncos, briefly leaving the field before returning to finish the game. Harbaugh’s brother John abruptly left the Ravens’ postgame press conference after being informed that Jim had experienced a health issue during the game. Harbaugh said he “could tell there were some irregular beats going on” in his heart during the game. He said he was given intravenous fluids and an EKG test by the Chargers’ athletic training staff. Jim subsequently underwent medical testing with a cardiologist after experiencing an irregular heartbeat. Harbaugh attributed it to an “atrial flutter” he’s had in the past. Jim has suffered from arrhythmia — an irregular heartbeat that can cause the heart to beat too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm — for years. Harbaugh has a medical scare in Week 6 after he after he experienced an irregular heartbeatAP The former Wolverines head coach had ablation procedures in 1999 and 2012 to treat irregular heart rhythms and said another one could be a possibility. He told reporters his cardiologist was to keep him on a monitor for roughly two weeks, and prescribed him blood thinners to control his heartbeat. “Got some test results back. ‘The heart of an athlete’ was the direct quote from my cardiologist,” a smiling Harbaugh updated reporters. “So that made me feel good. Said the stress test was really good, too. I think he used the word incredible. I think he did. Said my stamina was incredible and got stronger as it got more stressed. Back in rhythm. Hopefully that sticks. Got the monitor on, so good news. I took it as a compliment. Blue twisted steel.” Harbaugh also told reporters he might drink less Diet Coke and more water as part of lifestyle changes adding, however, that football is the “right medication” as it keeps him feeling young. After the Week 8 win over the New Orleans Saints, Harbaugh revealed he’d took off the heart monitor the week before and the results were being reviewed by his cardiologist. Thankfully he’s been fine ever since and there have been no further health scares. The Chargers are 8-5 in the AFC West. They’re currently the AFC’s sixth seed with a 90 percent chance of making the playoffs ahead of a Week 15 clash against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Jim Harbaugh has been around football his entire life.
The 60-year-old’s father was a football coach and his older brother John is the current head coach of the Baltimore Ravens.
The younger Harbaugh has carved out his own lane in pro football, playing 14 years as a quarterback in the NFL before making the switch to coaching.
After winning a NCAA national title with Michigan last season, Harbaugh signed a five-year deal to become the Los Angeles Chargers head coach.
In Week 14, the Bolts came agonizingly close to beating AFC West rivals Kansas City, only for Chiefs kicker Matt Wright to doink in a game-winning field goal as time expired.
During the game, eagle-eyed fans noticed Harbaugh appeared to be walking with a limp.
Jim has never publicly addressed the limp, but many have speculated that it is a result of his years playing football and sustaining injuries, as well as having his hip and knee replaced.
Concerned fans took to social media to ask whether it was just them who had picked up on it.
“Is it just me or does Jim Harbaugh walk with a limp?” posted one fan on X.
“Harbaugh seems like he’s gonna need a cane , he has a noticeable limp,” added another.
“Has anyone noticed how Harbaugh’s limp has gotten worse?” a third wrote.
“Harbaugh walks with a limp now. Damn. Ageing is helluva drug,” a fourth commented.
It comes after the former QB suffered a health scare earlier in the season.
He had a medical scare during the Week 6 win over the Denver Broncos, briefly leaving the field before returning to finish the game.
Harbaugh’s brother John abruptly left the Ravens’ postgame press conference after being informed that Jim had experienced a health issue during the game.
Harbaugh said he “could tell there were some irregular beats going on” in his heart during the game. He said he was given intravenous fluids and an EKG test by the Chargers’ athletic training staff.
Jim subsequently underwent medical testing with a cardiologist after experiencing an irregular heartbeat.
Harbaugh attributed it to an “atrial flutter” he’s had in the past.
Jim has suffered from arrhythmia — an irregular heartbeat that can cause the heart to beat too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm — for years.
The former Wolverines head coach had ablation procedures in 1999 and 2012 to treat irregular heart rhythms and said another one could be a possibility.
He told reporters his cardiologist was to keep him on a monitor for roughly two weeks, and prescribed him blood thinners to control his heartbeat.
“Got some test results back. ‘The heart of an athlete’ was the direct quote from my cardiologist,” a smiling Harbaugh updated reporters.
“So that made me feel good. Said the stress test was really good, too. I think he used the word incredible. I think he did. Said my stamina was incredible and got stronger as it got more stressed. Back in rhythm. Hopefully that sticks. Got the monitor on, so good news. I took it as a compliment. Blue twisted steel.”
Harbaugh also told reporters he might drink less Diet Coke and more water as part of lifestyle changes adding, however, that football is the “right medication” as it keeps him feeling young.
After the Week 8 win over the New Orleans Saints, Harbaugh revealed he’d took off the heart monitor the week before and the results were being reviewed by his cardiologist.
Thankfully he’s been fine ever since and there have been no further health scares.
The Chargers are 8-5 in the AFC West. They’re currently the AFC’s sixth seed with a 90 percent chance of making the playoffs ahead of a Week 15 clash against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
