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Article: Harbaugh Injured Punching Jim Kelly; Angered by NBC-TV Analyst, Colts QB Breaks Bone in Hand
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 28, 1997
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jim Harbaugh broke a bone in
his throwing hand Saturday when he punched former Buffalo Bills
quarterback and current NBC-TV analyst Jim Kelly in the head because
of negative comments Kelly made about Harbaugh a week earlier.
Harbaugh told ESPNEWS, "I regret throwing the punch, but I
felt I had to do something since my toughness was being questioned."
The incident occurred Saturday at the Colts' hotel in San
Diego, where the Colts played the Chargers on Sunday. As part of the
networks' contracts with the NFL, TV producers and announcers meet
with key players and coaches the day before games.
During a Buffalo pregame show before the Bills-Colts game ...