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Byrne Identity: Powerful Messages And Some Fun At Ravens Opening Day Team Meeting

John Harbaugh had the room’s attention Wednesday evening at the first full-team meeting for the 2016 Ravens.

He cited Muhammad Ali, quoted Martin Luther King Jr., Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Davis and his brother Jim, the head coach at Michigan.

Harbs told stories of Hernán Cortés and impalas. (I won’t share everything from the meeting. Some conversation should remain for the team only.)

There was some team building and fun to start the session.

At precisely 7 p.m., Coach Harbaugh faced the filled meeting room, smiling at first-round draft choice Ronnie Stanley: “You don’t look that happy.