Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
New York Post
Bengals confident Ja’Marr Chase will play Week 1 in potential boost
By Dylan Svoboda,
7 hours ago
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said Tuesday that he expects Ja’Marr Chase on the field Week 1.
The star wide receiver held out of training camp as he looks for a contract extension, but he returned to practice this week as Cincinnati’s season opener against the Patriots nears.
Taylor said Chase, a three-time Pro Bowler, has impressed during workouts since rejoining the team.
“I think it gives you the visual of what it’s going to look and feel like for us,” Taylor said, per ESPN . “It’s been good to get him back in the mix the last couple of days.”
Taylor added a simple “yes” when asked if he was confident if Chase would be ready to play Week 1.
Chase, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, has two years remaining on his rookie wage scale contract, which includes an already accepted team option for the 2025 season.
The LSU product is coming off yet another massive season in 2023, catching a career-high 100 passes for 1,216 receiving yards with seven touchdowns.
A year ago, the Bengals avoided tough money talks with star quarterback Joe Burrow , signing him for a then-record five-year extension worth $275 million — with $219 million guaranteed
Chase is one of a few high-profile wide receivers with some contract drama ahead of the 2024 season.
The 49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk hasn’t been so lucky , as he and the team are mired in a stalemate on a potential deal with just days to go before the season kicks off.
For the latest in sports, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/sports/
Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.
Comments / 0