During today’s victory over the division-rival Broncos, the Chargers were given an unusual fright when head coach Jim Harbaugh briefly exited the field due to what was described as ‘illness’. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Harbaugh told reporters he had to go to the locker room to address an episode of atrial fibrillation. Harbaugh informed AJ Ross of NFL on CBS that “he was dealing with arrhythmia…something he’s been dealing with on and off for a while” during their conversation. If so, his bosses were probably aware of it, which is why the team has a strategy in place for scenarios such as this one.
For the time being, it seems that the cardiac incident is not a problem because Harbaugh went back to the sidelines and carried on leading his team to victory. Nevertheless, Harbaugh’s continued availability on the sidelines may not be assured if the problem continues. The Chargers must make sure their hierarchy behind Harbaugh is efficient if the new head coach misses any more playing time. A couple more injury updates from around the NFL are as follows:
Running back Aaron Jones of the Vikings departed the Jets game last weekend early due to a hip issue. Schefter reports that Jones will be out week to week due to a hip injury. Fortunately, Minnesota’s veteran rusher was able to take a little over a week off in Week 6 thanks to the team’s bye. Although he is said to have escaped serious harm, this week’s practice report will highlight how fortunate he was.
Cedric Grey, a rookie linebacker with the Titans, was cleared to come off injured reserve earlier this week. But before activating the 24-year-old, Tennessee intends to make the most of his 21-day practice window, according to Jim Wyatt of TennesseeTitans.com. Tennessee has no intention of hurrying the player back from injured reserve. There’s always a potential that Grey won’t be able to come back after the 21 days and will end up spending the rest of the year in inactive reserve.
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