[Nick Baumgardner] Reporter of The Athletic saying nobody has ever referred to Caleb as “Iceman”

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1. https://preview.redd.it/pdsaij8xvlrg1.png?width=1207&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0471b50ec1a25c08b9fbbc08ed6c5ef6b4dd897

   Doubling down lmao

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3. He just does that gesture in games because he has itchy arms

4. it’s just a coincidence that Caleb does the double arm brrrrrr thing after throwing a touchdown huh. he’s just cold! /s

5. NFL Network was literally calling him the Iceman.

6. I think I recall seeing this guy’s name before in a similar “clearly you don’t know ball” type of take.

   I think it turned out he’s just extremely butt hurt over the Ben Johnson departure so now he’s got a syndrome over the bears.

7. I’ve heard several of his teammates refer to him as such

8. Crazy confidently incorrect here given the actual broadcasters on tv used the term multiple times including actual segments and graphics with the term in the playoffs

9. It can both be absurd that Caleb is trying to trademark this and also that someone claims he’s never used the nickname.

10. Somebody hit this guy with a montage of people literally calling him Ice Man

11. oh come on, Caleb Williams is literally doing the ‘it’s cold’ move in a music video. It’s on the ****ing radio call! Nick lost the plot on this one.

    I think the broader issue is that it’s a stretch to attempt to stake your claim to Iceman to begin with, but if it sticks, then why not? I’m just not sure the Iceman is going to stick moving forward. These stories very often fail for the folks that try it, and I don’t just mean sports. There’s plenty of examples of the process going sideways for public personas of all stripes. Then again, there’s plenty of examples that work out (sweetness, the fridge, air jordan, etc)

12. Non ball knower 

13. Ah yes, this is the type of off season inconsequential drama that I live for

14. I also just woke up after a year long nap

15. Why are so many people incapable of doing one Google search before they say incorrect things.

16. There’s mic’d up moments on NFL Films of his teammates calling him Ice

17. https://preview.redd.it/um5pfqpcxlrg1.jpeg?width=1267&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f0fe7a3272bfc6788912c73925e76d3583ae88e

    My favorite no one calling him iceman lol

18. Nick “baby back bitch” Baumgardner has a nice ring to it.

19. Dude is going to be getting himself some engagement on this one….

20. trademarking was 100% his agent’s idea

21. Hes smart hes just trying to make money who cares haha.

22. [Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVv5qxwTeRw) is a link from the NFL youtube channel of a video titled, “THE ICEMAN IS ICE COLD IN CHICAGO | Packers vs Bears OVERTIME FINISH (Week 16)” with an icy border around the thumbnail.

23. Sports media is basically just tabloid news these days. No one actually follows the games and they base their opinions on the vibes

24. Nobody has ever referenced Nick Baumgardner

25. The NFL has been calling him iceman on all of their social media platforms…

26. Just another offseason where ppl find something to hate on Caleb about. 3rd year in a row 🥱

27. He said that so everyone will repost his tweet. Get your name out there any way you can.

28. Stop giving the dipshits attention

29. That’s a tweet from an actual reporter? I’m embarrassed for him that’s brutal

30. Incoming “lol its so easy to troll yall”

31. Literally more people have referred to Caleb as Iceman, than people who know who Nick Baumgardner is.

32. 7:15 of this Mic’d up was the first time I heard it AND it was a teammate calling him that. 

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KPRUhFki-2A&pp=ygUVYmVhcnMgZ2lhbnRzIG1pYydkIHVw

33. Ha he got noted

34. https://preview.redd.it/09dctozwgmrg1.jpeg?width=850&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be5bac18b11a55d76d47990619223ada2ca912ec

    Tell that to my starting QB in madden ultimate team