The year is 2013. The date is January 6th. The sun is shining brightly. The temperature is around 50 degrees. 70,000 fans are on their feet in M&T Bank Stadium to see Ray Lewis emerge from a tunnel of smoke and spewed fire one last time.
The screams of ravenous fans bellow overtop of “Hot in Herre” can be heard from a square mile around the stadium. Lewis rips up a patch of grass and breaks out into “the squirrel dance”.
For the better part of two decades, opposing teams and fans alike stood and watched in awe of the extravagant entrance of the league’s most feared player.