John Harbaugh has officially had it with the ping pong talk.
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After a week of headlines about the Ravens supposedly removing games from their locker room to "get serious," Harbaugh made it clear Sunday that the story is overblown and he's tired of hearing about it.
"It came from the leadership, players — it was the players' decision," Harbaugh told reporters after Baltimore's win over the Bears, via Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. "I was kind of proud of them when I heard about it two weeks after. I haven't been in the locker room, I don't spend time in there. So that's all nothing. What matters is a team that sticks together and fights."
The original report from The Baltimore Sun claimed the Ravens pulled out the ping pong table, cornhole boards, and other locker-room fun after a four-game skid. That story quickly went viral — and clearly struck a nerve.
Harbaugh didn't hide his frustration, calling it "a silly story" written by "an unserious type of reporter."
"We're not going to be worried about that," he said. "We're going to be worried about taking care of our business."
For now, the focus is back where it belongs: on the field. The Ravens snapped their losing streak Sunday, and Harbaugh's message couldn't be clearer. Basically, forget the games, both in the locker room and in the media.
