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The reason why Harbaugh is not a big fan of chicken, report claims

We knew Jim Harbaugh's preferred meat was steak. And now, according to one of his former players, we know how much he dislikes chicken.

In a story for Bleacher Report, writer Matt Hayes provides a Harbaugh anecdote courtesy of former Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight, who transferred after last season to UCLA. Hayes writes:

Early in his Michigan tenure, Harbaugh pulled Speight aside and told him not to eat chicken, a protein that is considered fairly safe by nutritionists. When Speight asked why, Harbaugh said, "because it's a nervous bird."

"He thinks some type of sickness injected its way into the human population when people began eating white meats instead of beef and pork," Speight says.