Chargers’ HC Jim Harbaugh Throws The NFL Completely Under The Bus (Report)

The Los Angeles Chargers are off to a 2-1 start to the 2024 season.  After beating the Las Vegas Raiders and Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles stumbled against the Pittsburgh Steelers.  On Sunday they’ll square off in a big divisional matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.

However, head coach Jim Harbaugh is not happy with the NFL right now.

Chargers’ HC Jim Harbaugh Throws The NFL Completely Under The Bus (Report)

According to Andrew Holleran of The Spun:

Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers have been hit with a tough NFL suspension decision heading into Week 4 of the regular season.

Chargers defensive back Derwin James, one of the team’s top players, has been suspended one game for his actions on the field. James is accused of making dangerous tackles on the field. He was hit with a one-game suspension for Sunday’s AFC West showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs.

James was suspended for his tackle of Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth in the third quarter of Los Angeles’ 20-10 loss on Sunday.

James was suspended because of his hit on a “defenseless” player. But Harbaugh very much disagrees.

“There was not a defenseless player; [he] changed his course, and I thought that Derwin’s helmet was stiff-armed by Mr. Freiermuth,” he said on Wednesday, per ESPN. “I thought [the stiff-arm] caused his head to make the contact and I thought the contact was first with the forearm, then the shoulder, then the head.”

Harbaugh added: “You can never really take the head out of the game because it’s in between the two shoulders. Trying to tackle with the shoulder, now the head, and the helmets coming with it. It’s in between the two shoulders. So, to the best of his human ability, he is trying to do that.”

It will be interesting to see how Los Angeles manages their defense will the loss of Derwin James. Sunday’s game between the Chiefs and Chargers is scheduled to begin Sunday at 4:25 pm ET.

It will air on CBS.

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