Patriots coach Bill Belichicks decision to grab an official at the conclusion of the Ravens 31-30 win Sunday night drew the headlines, but that doesnt mean that Ravens coach John Harbaugh has escaped the NFLs attention.
The league announced Monday that it was opening an investigation into several coaches who had run-ins with officials Sunday, including Harbaughs self-acknowledged bump of a referee while attempting to call a timeout in the fourth quarter.
We are reviewing incidents from yesterdays games involving the game officials and Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, the NFL said.
Shanahan, the son of Redskins coach Mike Shanahan, was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 38-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Harbaugh, who was assessed a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike contact, conceded that he did make contact with a referee. But he declined to elaborate on the leagues review.
I really cant touch on it, he said after Mondays walkthrough. I think there [are] a lot of good officials in these crews. Its just going to be hard for those guys to all be on the same page with the history of the National Football League and all that in a few weeks, but there [are] a lot of very talented officials that do a great job and theyre really great communicators and everything. I think theres a lot of talent there, but the task is tough and they are working real hard at it.
Source: Baltimore Sun
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The league announced Monday that it was opening an investigation into several coaches who had run-ins with officials Sunday, including Harbaughs self-acknowledged bump of a referee while attempting to call a timeout in the fourth quarter.
We are reviewing incidents from yesterdays games involving the game officials and Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, the NFL said.
Shanahan, the son of Redskins coach Mike Shanahan, was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 38-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Harbaugh, who was assessed a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike contact, conceded that he did make contact with a referee. But he declined to elaborate on the leagues review.
I really cant touch on it, he said after Mondays walkthrough. I think there [are] a lot of good officials in these crews. Its just going to be hard for those guys to all be on the same page with the history of the National Football League and all that in a few weeks, but there [are] a lot of very talented officials that do a great job and theyre really great communicators and everything. I think theres a lot of talent there, but the task is tough and they are working real hard at it.
Source: Baltimore Sun
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September 24, 2012
