After the misplaced season that was their 2023 marketing campaign, the Cincinnati Bengals nonetheless have some sticky enterprise to resolve earlier than they’ll really contend for the Tremendous Bowl championship.
Star vast receiver Ja’Marr Chase has been searching for a profitable contract extension, and at occasions, he hasn’t been current at apply because of this.
However he returned to the sector on Wednesday for the Bengals’ first official apply of the 2024 season, and quarterback Joe Burrow says Chase appears like he’s prepared for Week 1, per Paul Dehner Jr.
Joe Burrow on Chase being probably capable of play Sunday bodily: “He’s able to go. Noticed him on the market at present, he appears quick, sturdy like he at all times does. Assured if he does go on the market Sunday he would be the Ja’Marr everyone knows.”
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) September 4, 2024
The Bengals will face the rebuilding New England Patriots on Sunday to kick off their season, and whereas one could assume it is going to be an computerized win for them, they are going to want Chase out on the sector with the intention to guarantee victory.
Extra importantly, they should be out on the sector collectively as one unit with the intention to construct the kind of habits that would lead to successful all of it.
Over the previous couple of years, the Bengals have been perennial contenders when wholesome, however they haven’t gone all the best way — they misplaced within the Tremendous Bowl throughout the 2021 season and fell within the AFC Championship Recreation the next 12 months.
As a franchise, they’ve by no means received the Vince Lombardi Trophy, as they’ve fallen quick in all three of their journeys to the large sport.
However for this season, they need to have at the least a puncher’s likelihood at getting there, as Burrow stays an elite quarterback and Chase is likely one of the sport’s higher wideouts.
Total, they’ve a younger crew, and in the event that they hold collectively their core, they may have a lot extra possibilities to win all of it within the years to return.
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