Is Ja'Marr Chase injured? Why Bengals WR's playing is letting fantasy football owners down
Is Ja'Marr Chase injured? Why Bengals WR's playing is letting fantasy football owners down
originally appeared on The Sporting News
Ja'Marr Chase was a popular fantasy football draft pick, going as high as No. 1 overall in some drafts.
He's not playing that way in Week 1 for the Cincinnati Bengals against the Cleveland Browns.
In fact, he's been so quiet that many Internet searchers are wondering whether he's hurt or if he's even playing.
Here's what to know about the disappointment:
Is Ja'Marr Chase injured?
Ja'Marr Chase isn't injured.
He's just having a rough first day of the season.
Only two catches and 26 yards aren't going to get the job done.
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Joe Burrow had targeted him five times midway through the fourth quarter, but he had only come up with two of them.
Chase normally makes it happen with huge gainers. On this day, he didn't have any of those.
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