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John Harbaugh didn’t appear to be thrilled about getting interviewed during the Ravens playoff game.
In the middle of Sunday’s Ravens-Bengals playoff game, Harbaugh was involved in an awkward sideline interview with NBC sideline reporter Melissa Stark.
Stark asked Harbaugh his thoughts on the team’s early penalties and if he was going to pull Tyler Huntley at QB, which seemed to irk the Ravens’ head coach.
John Harbaugh hated every second of this sideline interview pic.twitter.com/DyitQ9Lmhp
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) January 16, 2023
Here’s how fans reacted to the awkward interview between Harbaugh and Stark.
Melissa Stark: “what did you think about that last penalty?”
John Harbaugh: pic.twitter.com/SYui5Ewe0f
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) January 16, 2023
John Harbaugh during that interview with Melissa Stark. #BALvsCIN pic.twitter.com/CoqegFElwT
— Austin (@AustinPlanet) January 16, 2023
Some people felt Harbaugh was being rude toward Stark.
I like John Harbaugh as a coach, but he sure was a jerk to Melissa Stark on that interview.
— Jeff Erickson (@Jeff_Erickson) January 16, 2023
John Harbaugh acting like it’s Melissa Stark’s fault his team is undisciplined #NFL @NextRoundLive
— Jim Dunaway (@jimdunaway) January 16, 2023
John Harbaugh was an absolute dick to Melissa Stark. When asked about his strategy he responded (very condescendingly) with: "We'll just see how the game goes, ok!?"
What an asshole. She is doing her job as a sideline reporter.
— 🧀 Packers #1 Fan™ (@ParkerMoes) January 16, 2023
And others believe that sideline interviews need to be retired.
sideline interviews in general are awful. nobody wants to do it and even the reporters are uncomfortable https://t.co/YilwFrz04E
— 🌹🌊☀️ (@noheauxsdrew) January 16, 2023
These mid-game interviews are ridiculous man lol. I don’t even like Harbaugh but he’s completely in the right to be pissed off at that Huntley question to start the second quarter. Sideline reporters do too much 🤷🏼♂️
— kenny (@kiiLkenny) January 16, 2023