​OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Jesse Minter’s performance went viral.But at the Baltimore Ravens’ team dinner, he was not the first coach to take the mic. And staff performances were not part of the plan.The Ravens’ dinner, scheduled during their trip to Minnesota for joint practices and a preseason game against the Vikings, featured a standard NFL tradition: rookie players singing before the rest of the team.Second-round rookie edge rusher Zion Young asked defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver if he could perform another act. Young had already shown his defensive teammates his imitation of Weaver; could Young show his Weaver bit to the whole team?Weaver agreed, but cautioned Young: Your defensive teammates have already seen this and your offensive teammates won’t catch many of your references. Young risked the flop.“So it was a dud, it was bad,” Weaver told Yahoo Sports of the imitation he admitted was “hilarious” the first time around. “I did warn him. I did. I tried to. That’s my job as a coach: Try and save you. So I got up there and sang to save him from the ridicule from his teammates.“I essentially got up there and changed the focus of attention.”As Weaver’s rendition of Anthony Hamilton’s “Charlene” impressed players, an energetic room continued to call for coaches.“Double D!” wide receiver Zay Flowers exclaimed into the microphone afterward.Offensive coordinator Declan Doyle hadn’t expected to sing, but the detail-oriented coach considered his cues as he reached the front of the room.“Similar to how I call plays, I was thinking about like, ‘All right, what are the boys going to know?’” Doyle told Yahoo Sports. “You watch rookie performances and they’re literally all about enthusiasm. And as long as you don’t forget the words, and you’re enthusiastic and you have energy, you should be fine.”So Doyle pulled off his rendition of “Shot for Me” by Drake. Then momentum turned toward the Ravens head coach.Would Minter, a steady-energy personality like Doyle, let loose and sing? The question wasn’t what artist he’d choose — Weaver had already correctly guessed Minter’s Eminem fandom at a spring uniform reveal event for fans. But would Minter, a rookie head coach, play into a ruse he had the option to avoid?Minter’s 30+ seconds of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” energized the room and soon the internet after highly touted rookie receiver Ja’Kobi Lane shared a clip on Instagram. Players gathered around a table of half-eaten key lime pie and partially drank water glasses, singing along. The moment felt almost natural despite the surprise.A look at Minter on the mic: Ravens coach Jesse Minter is rapping Eminem at the team dinner.Players have raved all summer about Minter’s positive vibes and now everyone can see why. pic.twitter.com/8XBY15ED1J— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) August 21, 2026Because after 18 years with John Harbaugh as the Ravens head coach, a new and needed energy shif