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Tense Exchange: What Did These Two NFL Coaches Say During a Post-Game Handshake That Has Many Speculating?

Dec. 3, 2012 4:59pm Jason Howerton

Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin and Ravens Coach John Harbaugh Have Tense Exchange Following Game

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin talk before an NFL football game on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (Credit: AP)

NFL fans know that the division rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens can get pretty intense — between the players, the fans and even the coaches.

The two teams played on Sunday and after the game had been called, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and Ravens coach John Harbaugh met in the middle of the field at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore to shake hands. However, the seemingly routine gesture resulted in a tense and awkward exchange between the two coaches.

While shaking his opponents hand, Tomlin barely looks in Harbaugh’s direction. Apparently not happy with the lack of attention, Harbaugh, whose team lost 23-20, proceeded to pull Tomlin back towards him and told him “congratulations” for a second time, looking him straight in the eye.

“Hey, hey, hey,” Harbaugh appears to say. “Congratulations.”

“Thank you, good job,” Tomlin seems to reply with little expression. However, there has been some speculation that he said “Thank you, that’s all” or even something else.

As the two part ways, Harbaugh shoots Tomlin a few more unfriendly stares. To be sure, neither coach ever appeared happy to be in the other’s presence.

Watch the clip below:

What do you think he said?

(H/T: Business Insider)

This story has been updated.

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Jenny Lind
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:08pm
Please tell all the “Amanda’s” an other weird comment-make money stuff people to suck rope backwards and go away-forever. Sorry Blazers, I’m in a mood.

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- TulsaYeeHaw
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 7:51pm
  I wish my wife was in a mood.
  
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GoodStuff
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:55pm
Tomlin has always been a jerk, and the entire Steelers team is made up of thugs.

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- The Woot
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:02pm
  Thugs with six Lombardi’s……….LOL
  
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- conservativeblackman
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:11pm
  I second that!
  
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- Apple Bite
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:14pm
  Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs are the icons of thuggery in the NFL, and you have the limp sack to call out the Steelers!?!?
  
  Tomlin has been a well respected coach in the NFL for a long time, longer than the Harbaughs at least. The only reason that handshake was a problem, was because Harbaugh made it one. Ratbirds and Steelers will never get alone, like Liberal Dirtbags and the TEA party, keep that crap out of our yard, we have more important things to take care of.
  
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- Back To Reality
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:29pm
  Lol…before bringing in Plaxico to fill in for an injured offensive line, there was absolutely no one on the roster with a prison record. Holmes, Jeff Reed, Ta’amu…all let go because of misbehavior. Even Ben was suspended for six games for his misbehavior and he wasn’t even arrested or charged for anything.
  
  The Rooney’s don’t tolerate no thuggery. You have no idea what you are talking about.
  
  If you want to compare teams with “thugs,” Baltimore (or whoever you support) is unlikely a good choice.
  
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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 7:10pm
  Amen, Apple Bite.
  
  As a good American and as all good Americans should, I hate the f’ing Ravens. GO STEELERS!
  
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- yinzer
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 7:24pm
  note my name and take a guess… lol
  
  Thugs lol? Ben was extorted for money by some dumb girl back in the day, plaxico shot his own dumb self. I think were a little light for such harsh words like that compared to other teams.
  
  Dare you to come to Pittsburgh and spew your rhetoric oh internet tough guy.
  
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- backandtotheleft
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 9:49pm
  Do you even watch the game let alone the Steelers. You or you kid is probably a D-Bag soccer player, rolling on the ground faking injuries. Just shut -up!
  
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- LibertyOrDeath12
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 11:51pm
  The NFL is rigged. It is just entertainment. Just like WWF. Fake. They love the NFL because it keeps every one distracted. And Roger Goodell went to college in pittsburgh. People he went to school with said he was a die hard Steelers fan…. most of the NFL leaders are Steelers fans… I wonder why they are one of the top teams in NFL history. hmmmm
  
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The Woot
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:54pm
You guys ought to jump back and check yourselves. It’s the biggest rivalry in the NFL that started in Cleveland and moved with Art Model when he snuck the team out of town to Baltimore. Both teams despised each other when they were at Cleveland and it lives on still.

IT’s A BURGH Thing…..

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- TulsaYeeHaw
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 7:52pm
  Isn’t it a “LAND” thing too? Or would it be a “more” thing?
  
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- edmundburk
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 3:37am
  I’m sorry, but as a Colts fan, I have watched several Steelers v.s. Colts games and the Steelers ARE
  THUGS!!!
  
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joeslick
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:52pm
Thugs and criminals playing a little boys sport to become temporary millionares. Most of them should have more numbers on their shirts that the one or two they wear…like 6725921…inmate numbers.

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- chips1
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:11pm
  Those are the next lottery numbers. Thanks!!!
  
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- Back To Reality
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:30pm
  Show me a profession where there is no one with a prison record.
  
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- Marine25
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 7:28pm
  Tell us, which NFL players should be inmates? You did say ‘most’. And while you are at it, what are their crimes?
  
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- TulsaYeeHaw
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 7:54pm
  Hey Marine, Does OJ count? tah dah boom
  
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Perspective
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:48pm
So I see censorship is alive and well on The Blaze. How sad my post was removed because someone didn’t like my opinion. Pretty freaking sad Glenn.

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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 1:46pm
  Beck seems to think that if he sics his nazi censors on us and quashes our true feelings that the progs will like us and throw us some scraps. There is only one way to deal with a prog. Beck runs around touting how we need to speak to one another but he always lets the minorities and their supporters step on our faces and say whatever the hell they want but we don’t get to say anything that might ” hurt der widdle feewings” Pfftt. what a joke Beck is.
  
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Exidor
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:46pm
That was “tense”?

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chatom
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:41pm
Tomlin should have acknowledged Harbaugh. By not looking at him, he was dismissing him. Very rude and classless!!!!

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- Back To Reality
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:32pm
  Harbaugh is a cheater…throwing flags on unreviewable plays to rest his defense without using a timeout. Almost as bad as his brother.
  
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- TulsaYeeHaw
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 7:56pm
  That isn’t cheating, it is just smart.
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 3:04pm
  But now if the tables were turned , Tomlin would have probably assaulted him, saying crap like “he dissed me!”. And there would have been no charges filed. Well, you know why.
  
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longknifed
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:37pm
don’t know, don’t care, but can accurately guess that most americans know what brand of socks these clowns wear, but can’t recite the 4th amendment.

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- chips1
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:54pm
  Which 4th Amendment? The old one or the new one?
  
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- Deane
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 8:21pm
  I agree and they hire American ‘singers’ who don’t know the words of our national anthem as well! Like players, there need to be some fines thrown at these talentless millionaires for ‘wrong words’. Roseanne Barr should have fined half her wealth for her stunt alone!
  
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ares338
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:33pm
I don’t care! I don’t watch that crap at all. Maybe they will shoot each other and call for gun control.

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Polarized America
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:29pm
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btw… i would never call anybody a racist……………burp

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- Polarized America
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:43pm
  ,
  …………..and this one ( above ) as well
  
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GuruMeditation
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:29pm
WTFE. The NFL and all pro sports in general are over-rated.

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nilo
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:28pm
I heard, “Good game”, and then I heard “Thank You”. Does anyone else know what else was said?

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- Goldlady
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:38pm
  Tomlin said, “Thank you… that’s all.”
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:15pm
  Here’s the actual audio…
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K63eHzfciLM
  
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Polarized America
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:27pm
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……………my dog is a slut

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- Polarized America
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:41pm
  .
  FYI….the comment above lost it’s context …it was a reply to someone ../;-)
  
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tckid17
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:25pm
Karl Malone used to say before an NBA tip off, that the handshake was all BS anyway. Maybe that is the same here, if Harbaugh felt dissed then Bill Belichick is also not one to give people Valentines cards after a game either.

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- Apple Bite
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:35pm
  It was that way in high school as well. Did any of us that played sports growing up, truly believe in the “good game” B.S.? It was all a show for sportsmanship. We did it because we were told to. In fact, no sooner the whistle blew, I wanted to kick their butt so badly, I had a hard time holding it back sometimes. Especially against a rival!
  
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BasketFullOfPuppies
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:24pm
I think I should like to call you a racist. I call em as I see em.

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- Perspective
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:52pm
  Apparently no one else will be able to judge as due to your complaint my post was removed.How sad that just because we disagree you seek to silence me. You obviously don’t believe in personal FREEDOM OF SPEECH nor does The Blaze. It’s their forum so they can do what they want but it’s still pretty sad they run a story like this and are surprised at responses. Sad Glenn.
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:21pm
I am tired of pro-football. They are a bunch of racist. When they recruit more whites to play then I may watch again.

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- grayling646
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:31pm
  You’re calling the kettle the same color that it is. Hmmmmm…….
  
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seek.the.truth
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:19pm
You obviously are racist.

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- Perspective
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:50pm
  Apparently no one else will be able to judge as due to your complaint my post was removed.How sad that just because we disagree you seek to silence me.
  
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seek.the.truth
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:17pm
Mike Tomlin is a stand-up guy. He just wasn’t willing to play Harbaugh’s games.

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- RLTW
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:27pm
  Stand-up guys don’t keep a rapist as QB
  
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- Berbel73
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:48pm
  I’m sorry but I guess I missed where Rothlisberger was charged with rape. Oh wait that’s right, that ‘s because he wasn’t! So get over it.
  
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- Dishevel
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:54pm
  It is even better if you pick up a thug convicted of killing Dogs for fun and profit.
  
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- RLTW
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 9:31pm
  Berbel73
  You must live in a cave, or you ignore that money bought him out of three rape charges, then low and behold 6mo later he’s married all in an attempt to fix his character.
  
  But you go ahead and ignore all the facts
  
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- swornsongs
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 2:38am
  RLTW — Roethlisberger was never convicted of rape. I thought in America it was innocent until proven guilty? Besides, he was married almost two years after the charges were made, so I guess your “he got married to make himself look good” arguement doesn’t hold water. I know this is difficult for you to wrap your judgemental little head around, but it’s possible that some people change. Besides, I don’t see you ripping Ray Lewis for being a murderer… why not? Because he was never convicted?
  
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- RLTW
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 10:21am
  Three times he was accused; three times it went away due to payoffs. My point is a matter of character, charged convicted or not what kind of character gets into that situation three different times?
  
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- Berbel73
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 12:20pm
  RLTW, Women target pro atheltes all the time. If there was any evidence that he was guilty of sexual assault then he would of been charged and convicted, but he wasn’t and that is a fact. Did Rothlisberger make mistakes allowing his little head to over rule his big head? Yep. Did he sexually assault these women? Nope. These women thought that they had hit the gravy train when they hooked up with him but when he spurned them suddenly he attacked them. Come on man wake up. This same thing happened to Jerome Bettis as well but when the police looked into his accusers past they saw that she had a history of fabricating charges. You’re just a hater. Oh and it wasn’t 6 months later that he got married either so get your FACTS straight champ, or should I say chump.
  
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- RLTW
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 1:06pm
  Once is a mistake twice is ignorance and a third time is utter stupidity targeted or not.
  
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Buddynoel
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:16pm
Probably just stalling so security can check the players for handguns.

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BasketFullOfPuppies
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:13pm
So?

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paultard
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:11pm
Another “Who TF Cares” moment at The Blaze..

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Tri-ox
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:10pm
Huh?

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noproblems
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:07pm
Professional football is just chalked full of classy people

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RaydocX
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:06pm
Harbaugh and his brother are doing some solid work with their respective teams, but this isn’t the first time there have been theaterics about a stupid end of game handshake.

i don’t know what Harbaugh expects, but he needs to cool it. The hand shake was performed, nobody needs to get all weepy, and Tomlin wasn’t rubbing in the loss, so take what’s offered, then go back and start to work on next week.

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- huskerman723
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:25pm
  Harbaugh “needs” to cool it? Why would he “need” to cool it? If he “needs” to then why doesn’t he? Need is the most improperly used word in the english language…what you meant to say is you have some sort of need for Harbaugh to cool it because if Harbaugh really had a “need” I am sure he would do something to satisfy that it.
  
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- TulsaYeeHaw
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 7:57pm
  I NEED some naked dancing women around the house. I need, I need, I NEED!!!
  
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pavepaws
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 5:05pm
So?

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