Despite Losing AFC Championship, Lamar Jackson’s Teammate Issues Patrick Mahomes Challenge Ahead of NFL Schedule Release

The Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl dreams suffered at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs after they defeated them in the AFC Championship game. It might have left Lamar Jackson and his tight end Isaiah Likely with a chip on their shoulders. Since then, the team has made some noticeable changes to increase their chances to nab a Lombardi Trophy.

Speaking of Isaiah Likely, the Ravens TE has done a splendid job of filling in lieu of Mark Andrews, who missed the majority of his 2023 season. Now the Baltimore team has recharged and is ready to tackle the season ahead. Likely appeared on the Up & Adams Show and spoke about what the Ravens have in store.

Isaiah Likely issues a warning to the Kansas City Chiefs

Kay Adams pointed out the inevitability of the Baltimore Ravens locking horns with the Kansas City Chiefs at some point. She wanted to know the significance of that game straight from Likely who has faced Patrick Mahomes and his team on several occasions. The ball is in the Ravens’ court and Likely is set to bounce back with the “new year new us” mentality.

“Me personally, I say it’s really that chance to show everybody like okay, they got the better of us last year. I mean they were Super Bowl champions, but this is a new year, new us and we’re going to see if you guys can do it twice,” said Likely, showing that his challenging spirit is not likely to give into pressure this year.

“At that point It’s just like you guys got to line it up again because you guys are on the schedule. I mean everybody sees it’s just now it’s just naming the place and the time,” added Likely as he dived into the changes the Ravens have made in the team. Note that this challenge is coming at a point when the Ravens don’t even know what their future schedule is like.

One of those highly anticipated changes came in the form of Derrick Henry, who has given new hope to the Ravens and people are excited about how the Lamar Jackson-Derrick Henry duo will look.

Derrick Henry has respect for Lamar Jackson

In a two-year $16 million deal, the Ravens paid extra attention to their running back department by getting Derrick Henry in the offseason. The ex-Titan RB is strong and isn’t easy to take down. He expressed his excitement and spoke about how excited he was to play alongside Lamar Jackson.

“[Lamar Jackson] ‘s one of the best if not the best player in this league. I’ve had respect for him ever since he came into this league [with] his body of work and what he’s been able to do, and [I have] respect for this organization as well,” said Henry of the Ravens QB1 at one point in time.

But Henry isn’t the only off-season prospect we are looking forward to seeing in the Ravens colors. The team also added the linebacker Chris Board, the tackle Josh Jones, cornerback Ka’Dar Hollman and receiver Deonte Harty. This effort to bolster their offense and defense might just work for Harbaugh and his squad.