Current:Home > Finance'We dodged a bullet': Jim Harbaugh shares more details about Chargers elevator rescue-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
'We dodged a bullet': Jim Harbaugh shares more details about Chargers elevator rescue
View Date:2024-12-23 21:23:32
Jim Harbaugh heaped praise on Dallas Fire-Rescue Saturday, following Friday’s scary incident in which the department was called upon to rescue several Los Angeles Chargers players and traveling staff members from a stuck elevator.
“We dodged a bullet. I mean, I usually think of dodging a bullet of, you know, dodging an injury in football,” Harbaugh said after the Chargers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 26-19 in their preseason finale. “But, I mean, it was a shared experience. Eleven or 12 of our players were there for about two hours, and that's a shared experience. I mean, brought them closer together. I just missed it, you know, being on that elevator, and it's like, I wish I could have been there with those guys.”
According to WFAA.com, a total of 15 people were inside the elevator at the Westin hotel in Downtown Dallas Friday night in advance of the Chargers’ Saturday exhibition against the Cowboys. The Dallas Fire-Rescue team found that the elevator was stuck in a "blind shaft" somewhere between the third and 15th floors of the hotel.
The Chargers announced in a statement that each person in the elevator was assisted one-by-one through its ceiling panel and into an adjacent elevator.
Harbaugh revealed that quarterback Justin Herbert was among the Chargers players trapped inside.
All things Chargers: Latest Los Angeles Chargers news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more.
“The remarkable things that came out of it was, you know, to a guy, (Chargers cornerback) Tarheeb Still, a young rookie player is like ‘Justin Herbert's a leader. He was a rock, you know, kept everybody calm.’”
Chargers Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts said during Saturday’s broadcast that his wife and son were also inside the elevator.
“Everybody kept their poise. And, you know, get in those situations, and it's a test of wills, you know. And I was proud of each of the guys and the two women that were on that elevator,” Harbaugh said. “I mean, that's that. That's a win, you know, you feel good about yourself. You got it. You were challenged. And it was a test of will.”
Harbaugh told reporters postgame that he invited Dallas Fire-Rescue to Saturday’s preseason game following the incident.
“Yeah, oh my gosh, Dallas, the Dallas fire department. Take a deep, long bow. You know, I said at one point it's like, this is Dallas' finest,” Harbaugh said. “Without the Dallas fire department that … could have been a lot worse. It would have been a lot more hours, who knows how it would end? But I mean, those guys were great.”
Follow USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon on X @TheTylerDragon.
veryGood! (8925)
Related
- Does the NFL have a special teams bias when hiring head coaches? History indicates it does
- Mack Brown apologizes for reaction after North Carolina's loss to James Madison
- Donne Kelce Says Bonding With Taylor Swift Is Still New for Her
- Prosecutors and victim’s family call for the release of a Minnesota man convicted of murder in 2009
- Kim Kardashian Says She's Raising Her and Kanye West's 4 Kids By Herself
- New Lululemon We Made Too Much Drop Has Arrived—Score $49 Align Leggings, $29 Bodysuits & More Under $99
- The last of 8 escaped bulls from a Massachusetts rodeo is caught on highway
- Clemen Langston: Usage Tips Of On-Balance Volume (OBV)
- Kim Kardashian Says She's Raising Her and Kanye West's 4 Kids By Herself
- Policing group says officers must change how and when they use physical force on US streets
Ranking
- Appeals Court Affirms Conviction of Everglades Scientist Accused of Stealing ‘Trade Secrets’
- Volunteers help seedlings take root as New Mexico attempts to recover from historic wildfire
- Donne Kelce Says Bonding With Taylor Swift Is Still New for Her
- Eric Stonestreet says 'Modern Family' Mitch and Cam spinoff being rejected was 'hurtful'
- Michael Jordan and driver Tyler Reddick come up short in bid for NASCAR championship
- Buffalo Bills destroy Jacksonville Jaguars on 'Monday Night Football'
- Michael Strahan Shares He's a Grandfather After Daughter Welcomes Son
- Why Joey Graziadei Got Armpit Botox for Dancing With the Stars
Recommendation
-
How to protect your Social Security number from the Dark Web
-
Man fatally shot by police in Connecticut appeared to fire as officers neared, report says
-
Online overseas ballots for Montana voters briefly didn’t include Harris as a candidate
-
Patrick Mahomes Defends Travis Kelce Amid Criticism of Tight End's NFL Performance
-
Florida man’s US charges upgraded to killing his estranged wife in Spain
-
You'll Be Sliving for Paris Hilton's Adorable New Video of Son Phoenix
-
Kmart’s blue light fades to black with the shuttering of its last full-scale US store
-
Efforts to build more electric vehicle charging stations in Nevada sputtering