John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens are fighting for their playoff lives Sunday night against the Bengals in Cincinnati and they’re doing it without Lamar Jackson, who is still out with a knee injury.
Tensions are understandably high for them in this showdown with their AFC North rivals but that doesn’t mean Harbaugh had to act the way he did during an in-game interview with NBC’s sideline reporter, Melissa Stark.
The veteran reporter asked the coach a few questions before the start of the second quarter and it didn’t go well because Harbaugh apparently didn’t feel like he had to act like an adult and just do his best to show some respect, answer the questions, and then get back to coaching.
John Harbaugh was so not in the mood for the interview by Melissa Stark (NBC) at the beginning of the second quarter.pic.twitter.com/Z6341BvibC
— René Bugner (@RNBWCV) January 16, 2023
It’s not hard to be a nice person. It really isn’t. But apparently it was for Harbaugh during that interview.
Twitter wasn’t impressed.
John Harbaugh was not enjoying that interview with Melissa Stark. 🏈😬 pic.twitter.com/R8KsIz1Fnc
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 16, 2023
If you've got to do the interview whether you want to or not, it costs $0 to not be a jerk. https://t.co/KPaPkArUXt
— Chris Hagan (@ChrisHaganTV) January 16, 2023
The cry baby Harbaughs a story as old as time https://t.co/GaU3bS57Tl
— Fleetwood McK (@slothneverdies) January 16, 2023
In-game interviews serve no purpose and are a colossal waste of everyone’s time.
But every professional coach on the planet knows they have to do them so just maybe suck it up and don’t be a petulant child for 30 seconds? https://t.co/yWYtpEhFPv
— Kara Richey (@Kara_Richey) January 16, 2023
John Harbaugh’s smile at the end 🥶pic.twitter.com/rbziDYQoCl
— Sarah Ellison (@sgellison) January 16, 2023
George Santos was more enthused to answer questions than John Harbaugh.
— Dan Beyer (@danbeyeronfox) January 16, 2023
Wow John Harbaugh was not in the mood for an interview
— Meghan Ottolini (@Meghan_Ottolini) January 16, 2023
