The Los Angeles Chargers were back in practice on Monday and nobody seemed to be happier about it than their eccentric head coach, Jim Harbaugh.

As preparations for the 2025 campaign stepped up and the players got back out onto the practice field, a Chargers admin caught Harbaugh bizarrely staring through a curtain at his players.

To make things seem even more suspicious, Harbaugh was wearing a cap and sunglᴀsses, almost as if he was trying to disguise his appearance.

The team itself clearly saw the funny side given they posted it out onto social media, simply writing as the caption: ‘Wait for it’.

Fans immediately leapt onto the image of Harbaugh, with some comparing it to Jack Nicholson’s ‘Here’s Johnny’ scene from the 1980 horror film The Shining. 

Another fan described Harbaugh as ‘a national treasure’ while a different Chargers supporter replied saying: ‘I love it – definitely my new meme template.’

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— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) July 21, 2025

Jim Harbaugh went viral for watching his Chargers team through a curtain in Monday practice

Harbaugh pictured in conversation with his quarterback, Justin Herbert, during practice

Harbaugh has never made any secret of how much he enjoys the first day of training camp ahead of a new campaign.

Speaking in July 2024 ahead of his first season leading the team he said: ‘It’s like New Year’s Day. It feels like being born. It feels like coming out of the womb.

‘You’re in there. It’s comfortable and safe, and now you’re out. You’re born. Lights are on, it’s bright, chaos, people looking at you, people talking at you, and it just feels good to have it happen.’

But perhaps Harbaugh is especially excited this time around after having a difficult offseason.

The 61-year-old underwent a successful heart procedure and hip replacement surgery earlier this year. 

He told reporters in June: ‘The doctors can’t find anything wrong with me. It would take my heart stopping for me not to be out there on the sideline.’

The Chargers start the season with a bang, heading to Brazil to face last season’s Super Bowl runners-up, the Kansas City Chiefs, in Sao Paulo on Friday, September 5.

They follow that game with a trip to Vegas to play the Raiders before hosting the Denver Broncos in Week 3.