The Kansas City Chiefs may have finished their preseason schedule without earning a win, but the defending champions have their sights set on more than meaningless victories in exhibition games.
Though the Chiefs lost to the Chicago Bears on Thursday night, NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger saw enough progress from one of Kansas City’s rookies to coin a new nickname for him ahead of Kansas City’s regular season kickoff against the Baltimore Ravens on September 5.
Jaden Hicks, a fourth-round selection in the 2024 NFL draft, was dubbed ‘Jaden Licks’ by Baldinger in a post on Twitter after his hard-hitting performance against the Bears:
.@Chiefs @JadenHicks11 we might be calling him Jaden Licks pretty soon if he keeps hitting like he did last night #chiefskingdom #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/zdlZpE4Y39
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) August 23, 2024
Hicks will face an uphill battle to earn playing time against the Ravens in Week 1 but did more than enough in the preseason to put himself on the radars of the Chiefs’ coaches and fans this season.
Expect to see Hicks fight for a chance to see the field over the course of Kansas City’s 2024 campaign.