Harbaugh on Ravens handling of the Ray Rice situation: 'I felt like we did the right thing'

Following the Baltimore Ravens win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon, head coach John Harbaugh was asked to address the recent ESPN Outside the Lines report that said he recommended the team cut running back Ray Rice in February (via The Baltimore Sun).

This is a football day, Jeff. This is definitely a football day. I’ll address that question tomorrow. I can tell you this — Kevin [Byrne, senior vice president of community and public relations] told me not to answer any questions, but I can tell you this. We work together in our organization. I’m going to go ahead and answer this question, OK? Every single football decision we make, we work together. Just like every football decision, you get together, you hash it out. Ozzie [Newsome, general manager] uses the term scrimmaging. You scrimmage it out. Everybody’s got their opinions. It’s not black and white. It’s never nuanced on anything. That decision was exactly like all the other ones. And we walked out of that room, we were united, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder, and that’s how I felt about the decision. I thought it was the right decision. And the way we handled it, all the way through, I felt like was the right way to handle it all the way through. I felt like we did the right thing, and I stand behind it. That’s all I’m going to say about it.

The Ravens have already released a statement refuting the Outside the Lines report, so it'll be interesting to see what Harbaugh says when he finally addresses the report on Monday.