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John Harbaugh refers to NCAA as 'judge, jury and executioner' while answering unrelated question

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in Baltimore. The Ravens won 37-3. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

OWINGS MILLS, Md. ā€“ Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh hasn't really weighed in on the investigation his brother Jim is facing at Michigan.

On Monday, however, he offered a quip about the NCAA while answering an unrelated question.

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John Harbaugh was asked about fines levied against NFL players for various infractions, and he said he'll occasionally make a call to try to find out some information.

ā€œWe want to understand how the league views it, also understand that there's a process that is in place to take a look at that. So it's not just one-sided,ā€ he said. ā€œIt's not like the NCAA when they're just the judge, jury and executioner. It's the NFL, and there's a Players Association that has an opportunity to create some fairness, which is good. It's the way it should be."

Jim Harbaugh is coaching the No. 2-ranked college team in the country at Michigan, but the NCAA is investigating the program for allegedly sending people to opponentsā€™ games to record video that would be used to decode their in-game signals.

The school's president sent a letter to the Big Ten's Commissioner urging him to wait for results of the NCAAā€™s investigation before potentially taking action against the Wolverines.

Jim Harbaugh also served a school-imposed, three-game suspension earlier this year for an unrelated NCAA recruiting-infractions case.

Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald ā€” who served in the same role on Michigan's staff in 2021 ā€” was asked a couple weeks ago about the situation.

ā€œI appreciate the question. Iā€™ve been here two years, and Iā€™m a Raven now," Macdonald said then. ā€œObviously, all our focus is on the (Arizona) Cardinals this week.ā€

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