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From Dr. J to John Calipari: How the Ravens achieved champion's mentality remotely

When the NFL announced the shift to a virtual offseason in March, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale immediately flashed back to his days of teaching economics and business to teenagers.

"As an old high school teacher, I taught some boring subjects,” Martindale said. "So, you have to be creative.”

Over the past couple of months, Martindale’s goal was to build a championship culture. To do that, he needed to entice his players to sign on to videoconferencing.

How could Martindale get his players as excited to pick up iPads as football pads?