“Whatever we go with, I don?t think seems weird,” Lewis said. “You know, you come out with your team. You come out as the defense, that?s still part of the team. You come out as the offense, that?s still part of the team. [But] the other part of it [individual introductions] is probably going to come back anyway.”

The team decided during the offseason to introduce the team as one group, rather than the individual introductions that helped fuel the stadium?s festive gameday atmosphere. The team typically introduced defensive players with a dramatic pause before Lewis? dance to Nelly?s “Hot in Herre.”

In the offseason, the organization overhauled much of the videos that played before game and the music that accompanied them. The organization spent $2 million on audio-visual additions to the stadium.

During a demonstration of the technology, the team?s Sr. Vice President of Business Ventures Dennis Mannion said: “If we went back to individuals, we would be ready. The task has been to take the successful game intro player-by-player and turn it into a successful game intro as a unit. It has been very, very difficult.”

Several individuals close to the organization confirmed that another high-profile player has also asked to do an individual dance in pregame introductions.

Lewis had leveled criticisms of the team during the offseason and then apologized. All of this came after chemistry problems arose last season.

The Ravens had hoped to promote team unity over individualism this season.

Unsure of Lewis? standing in the community after his criticisms, the organization went ahead with plans to do a team entrance. Others in the organization voiced reservations about ending the dance, knowing that it was something fans embraced.

When the news broke before the first preseason game with the Giants that the dance was over, an online petition began circulating in an effort to get the Ravens to reverse their decision.