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    Could NFL Suspend Chargers' Jim Harbaugh? Mike Florio Floats Wild NCAA Idea: Chiefs Tracker

    By Mike Fisher,

    2024-08-09

    AUG 9 NFL VS. HARBAUGH? Jim Harbaugh Jim Harbaugh has been slapped down by the NCAA as the former Michigan head coach got a one-year suspension and a four-year show cause until August 2028 from the NCAA. ... should he ever return to college football.

    Which he likely won't.

    But the new Chargers coach, some think, should get punished now. By ...

    The NFL?

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3dTUO9_0utN2Uh800
    Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to the media after the first day of training camp at The Bolt in El Segundo, California, on July 24, 2024.

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    ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio has suggested that the NCAA could pressure the NFL into suspending Harbaugh for the cheating scandal back at Michigan.

    "Jim Harbaugh is so determined to give the NCAA the finger that he's ignoring the possibility the NCAA could try to pressure the NFL to take action against him. Or maybe he's just daring both the NCAA and the NFL to try," Florio tweeted .

    Florio enjoys stirring up this sort of thing. We don't know why.

    But we will "bet the under'' on the NFL - for what we think would be the very first time - punishing one of its coaches for something that allegedly happened back in college.

    AUG 7 'SOCIOPATH' Former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, now back in the NFL as the Los Angeles Chargers head coach, swears he had nothing to do with the Wolverines cheating scandal, insisting that he was taught never to lie, cheat or steal.

    Harbaugh therefore is not about to apologize because he said he did not participate in anything devious or illegal.

    The most harsh response comes from ESPN's Paul Finebaum, the college football voice.

    "I don't know enough about psychology, but I struggle with what is he,'' Finebaum said. "Is he delusional? Is he sociopathic? Is he pathological? I need help because he's one of those.

    "He's not normal, but I can assure you of that."

    AUG 7 ADAMS LEAD LEAGUE IN YARDS? Davante Adams had a slower season in 2023, as he is one of the only players where 1100 yards could be considered "slow." But this year, many think he could bounce back and make some noise.

    In DraftKings Sportsbook's latest odds, Adams has the third-highest odds to lead the league in receiving yards during the regular season.

    The veteran wide out did not get as many targets as he would have liked until Antonio Pierce took over the head coaching duties. Now that he is the full-time head coach, Adams could be poised to bounce back and help the Raiders contend with the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West.

    AUG 5 TONEY BACK? The Chiefs will have a padded practice on Monday and it appears wide receiver Kadarius Toney, who has been out for almost a week with an ankle issue, might be ready to return.

    Toney has experienced an interesting training camp, with coach Andy Reid and staff clearly trying to find a way to utilize his speed in creative ways. Stay tuned here.

    AUG 5 C'MON, TROY! Cowboys legend Troy Aikman, in an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, stated the longer this goes, the less likely it is that Dak Prescott will be in Dallas next season. And then he added a doozy ...

    As he then compared Prescott’s numbers the last few seasons against three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs.

    “When you look at the numbers,” Aikman said, “if you didn't have the name and you just had the stats. … wins included, you would put Dak Prescott's numbers over the last couple of years along(side) with Patrick Mahomes.”

    But, of course, there’s a “but.” And the Hall of Famer Aikman knows it.

    And what we know? That Super "but'' means ... everything.

    AUG 4 IS THAT JON? Do not adjust your set.

    Or your monitor.

    Or your phone.

    Yes, that is "arch enemy'' Jon Gruden at camp all dressed up like he's suddenly a member of the Chiefs coaching staff.

    A Raider as a Chief? Is that allowed?

    Well, he's certainly not willing or able to be a Raider anymore. You know, those awful emails that in 2021 got him drummed out of Las Vegas and out of the NFL?

    So, he shows up at Kansas City camp, and some sharp staffer gives him a wardrobe change. And thanks to FOX4 News we have ourselves some eye candy.

    Or eye poison, if you will.

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