John Harbaugh named to NFL committee looking at player safety and other ways to improve game

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh (right) has been named to the Coaches Subcommittee of the NFL Competition Committee. The subcommittee focuses on player-safety issues as well as other ways to improve the game.

The Coaches Subcommittee is chaired by Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach John Madden.

“It’s an honor and responsibility to join the Competition Subcommittee chaired by Coach Madden,” Harbaugh told Jamison Hensley of the Baltimore Sun. “I have the utmost respect for Coach Madden and for his commitment to the game of football, as well as for Commissioner Goodell and his vigorous efforts to seek out and implement ideas in every area of our sport.”

“Coach Madden and Commissioner Goodell share in that commitment to work in every way possible to improve and maintain the quality of football for everybody involved in the game; especially the fans,” Harbaugh said. “The opportunity to be a part of that work is appreciated greatly and I will take it very seriously.”

Others members of the Competition Committee’s Coaches Subcommittee are Pittsburgh Head Coach Mike Tomlin, Philadelphia Head Coach Andy Reid, San Diego Head Coach Norv Turner, San Francisco Head Coach Mike Singletary and Cleveland Browns President Mike Holmgren.

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