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Michigan Wolverines football coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to the media on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Ann Arbor. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press

Dhani Jones was singing when a reporter joined his conference call.

The song: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," by Elton John and Kiki Dee.

Jones, an imposing Michigan football linebacker from 1996-99 who spent 11 years in the NFL, continued for a few seconds. Then he paused and asked, "You don't know why we're singing karaoke?"

"No," the reporter replied.