Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has been tapped to serve as an analyst for the Super Bowl Broadcast.
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Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is no stranger to Super Bowls, having been to one just two seasons ago, but this year his Ravens are at home and he’s been tapped to contribute to the Super Bowl broadcast team. According to the Ravens home page via information from NBC, Harbaugh will be part of the pre-game, halftime and post-game broadcast right alongside Bob Costas.
Harbaugh should have plenty of interesting things to say, especially since he’s faced the Patriots a number of times and most recently in the AFC Divisional Round where the Ravens were ousted. He has plenty of knowledge on the Patriots schemes and he will be teaming up with former Colts coach and current analyst Tony Dungy as well as former Patriots safety and current analyst Rodney Harrison for a segment called “Coach’s Clicker.” The segment will be looking in depth at the schemes and tendencies of both the Seahawks and the Patriots.
That segment will be part of a pregame features show starting at noon Eastern and covering visits to players’ homes and an interview with halftime performer Katy Perry among other things. Of course, they’ll likely be talking a bit about DeflateGate. Or maybe more than a bit, since the Ravens are reportedly one of the teams that have had suspicions about the Patriots balls for awhile now.
Per the Baltimore Sun, Harbaugh has already been pretty busy this offseason. He coached Team Carter in the Pro Bowl and has had to deal with the search for and hiring of new coaches after the departure of offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak and quarterbacks coach Rick Dennison.
All in all, John Harbaugh’s a pretty likable guy who should liven up a broadcast that otherwise contains most of the usual suspects that NBC has had available for previous Super Bowls as well as this season’s playoff games.
Earlier in the season, Harbaugh joked with reporters that he might enjoy an NFL analyst job if he weren’t coaching football, so he’ll get plenty of opportunity to try it on for size during the Super Bowl broadcast.
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