Why Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh briefly left Sunday's game

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh left the sidelines in the middle of the team’s game on Sunday due to what he said afterward was an “atrial flutter,” in which his heartbeat went out of rhythm.

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh left the sidelines in the middle of the team’s game on Sunday due to what he said afterward was an “atrial flutter,” in which his heartbeat went out of rhythm.

Harbaugh, 60, went to the medical tent on the team’s sidelines during the first quarter of the Chargers’ 23-16 road win over the Denver Broncos. He returned to coaching the game later in the first quarter after Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter had stepped in as the interim coach while Harbaugh was being treated.

Harbaugh’s brother, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, abruptly left the team’s postgame press conference after being informed that Jim had experienced a health issue during the Chargers game.

Here’s what to know about Harbaugh’s absence from the game.

The veteran coach said in the postgame press conference that he experienced a form of heart arrhythmia that he has experienced in the past. He also said the same thing to CBS sideline reporter AJ Ross during the game.

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