Jesse Minter wouldn’t have ever reached his current heights without a few key luminaries; among those stand the Harbaugh brothers for giving him chances to rise through the game’s ranks and the Baltimore Ravens’ front office for taking a swing on the first-time head coach. They’re up there with the most important figures in the league, let along his own recent career progression, but by Minter’s own admission, no influence can contend with his father.
Long before he was taking questions at the Ravens’ podium, elder Minter Rick was the member of the family with the highest standing in the world of football. But now that his son has the luxury to overhaul the organization’s sideline staff, he’s continued to include the first coach to offer him the springboard to leap off on his own.
The Ravens’ lead coach will continue keeping his dad on his payroll amidst his most drastic career move yet, continuing a theme that’s persisted all throughout the 2020s. While Jesse’s split the past four years between coordinating the defenses for the Michigan Wolverines and the Los Angeles Chargers, Rick’s remained at his side in a slew of “senior defensive analyst” roles, and the head coach is excited to keep that pattern going in Baltimore.