Baltimore native Michael Phelps plans to assist his hometown NFL team by giving swimming lessons to the Baltimore Ravens, who requested help on social media.

The Ravens want to make their bird baths a little safer. The greatest swimmer of all time is here to help. Michael Phelps agreed to help Baltimore's players learn how to swim after an Instagram appeal from star cornerback Marlon Humphrey and some teammates: A post shared by Marlon Humphrey (@marlon) "Hey Mr.

Put Michael Phelps in, coach! The 28-time Olympic medalist shared that he is willing to help out the Baltimore Ravens in something he is more than well-versed in. The Ravens shared on Instagram that they installed a new swimming pool in their team facility. However, they ran into an issue — some of the players can’t swim.