Chargers' Jim Harbaugh briefly leaves the game and goes to the locker room: Updates

Former Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh left Sunday's Los Angeles Chargers game against the Denver Broncos shortly before the opening game.

The former Wolverines coach was seen entering the blue tent at Mile High Stadium just before kickoff, where he was examined by the Chargers' medical staff. After a brief examination in the medical tent, Harbaugh went to the Chargers' stadium locker room for further examination.

He later returned to Denver midway through the first quarter.

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Here's the latest on Harbaugh:

What happened to Jim Harbaugh?

Harbaugh left the Chargers' game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday with what the team considered an illness. The Chargers announced on X (formerly Twitter) that it was questionable whether Harbaugh would return for Sunday's game.

The CBS broadcast showed Harbaugh leaving the sideline shortly before kickoff Sunday and heading to the blue medical tent at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver.