John Harbaugh on getting a tattoo if the Ravens win a Super Bowl: 'I probably could be talked into something'

After Jim Harbaugh went through with the grand gesture of tattooing the Michigan Wolverines‘ 15-0 season on his arm this year, Baltimore Ravens reporters wondered if his brother would have the same commitment to his team if they won another Super Bowl. John Harbaugh missed the opportunity to etch the team’s XLVII victory on his skin in 2012, but there are still seasons ahead of him that could warrant getting some ink.

The Ravens head coach told reporters this week that he would consider it, but noted that he’d want to acknowledge his family, his wife Ingrid and daughter Alison, in the tattoo as well if he were to get one.

“I mean, I’m not afraid to get a tattoo, you know, I want to make it clear,” Harbaugh said. “If we win a Super Bowl, I probably could be talked into something. It’s going to have an I and an A in it. Any tattoo I have is going to start with Ingrid and Alison, family first, man. I’m sure Jim probably got that too, if I looked at that tattoo closely, I bet you there’s something in there that says Sarah.

“But you know, I read something, did you see that they said tattoos are a health risk? Anybody see that article? You may want to check that out.”

The Baltimore Ravens have as good a chance as any team to win the Super Bowl this season. They open the regular season with a primetime matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs and a win there would make them favorites for Super Bowl LIX. As they stand, the Ravens have the third-best odds in Las Vegas to win it all in Lamar Jackson’s seventh season. Only the Chiefs and 49ers have better odds.

Ravens play three primetime games at home

This season, the Ravens are on in primetime five times. Three of their five primetime games are away games, with only the Ravens against the Bills then the Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium. So the national audience rarely gets to see scenes like this one. After the schedule release, Harbaugh lamented that his team doesn’t get to host for big-time games as much as others this year.

“My only complaint that I have, and it’s not even a complaint, but just for the fans, you want to see prime-time games in Baltimore,” Harbaugh told reporters.

“We are always on the short end of those for some crazy reason, especially Monday night. And the Christmas games, for instance, those have gone on the road. Maybe it’s because our guys go play so well and they know they’re going to get a good game. Maybe that’s why. But I do feel like our fans deserve as many of those games as we can get.”

The first home prime-time game is on Sept. 29, when NFL fans will get the treat of watching Jackson battle it out with Bills quarterback Josh Allen. It’s a Sunday night game. The second home game is Nov. 10 against the Bengals. It’s a Thursday Night affair featuring Jackson against Joe Burrow.

On3’s Suzanne Halliburton contributed to this report.