Bengals Ja'Marr Chase 'having fun again' after dealing with 'BS' in the offseason

Ja'Marr Chase missed conscionable astir each of grooming campy owed to a declaration dispute.

The Cincinnati Bengals prima was, and is, searching for a lucrative extension, but arsenic campy came and went, a woody did not get done.

It seemed similar some sides weren't thrilled with however things were going. 

And Chase's instrumentality to the squad was uncertain. But helium decided to get connected the tract for Week 1, alternatively than instrumentality his holdout into the season.

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) and wide receiver Tee Higgins observe a Chase touchdown successful the archetypal 4th of a crippled against the Washington Commanders astatine Paycor Stadium successful downtown Cincinnati Sept. 23, 2024. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

It hasn't been a large commencement for Cincy, which is 0-3, but Chase said helium felt a consciousness of alleviation aft catching his archetypal touchdown of the play Monday night. He grabbed a 2nd TD aboriginal successful the game.

"All this BS that was going connected this offseason and anterior to the season, I'm conscionable blessed that it's implicit with," Chase told reporters Thursday. "I'm yet playing shot and having amusive with the guys. That's what matters astir for me."

Numerous receivers got paid this offseason, including Justin Jefferson, Jaylen Waddle, Nico Collins, Amon-Ra St. Brown, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Michael Pittman, CeeDee Lamb and Brandon Aiyuk. 

Chase is inactive waiting for his caller contract.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) flexes successful the archetypal 4th of a crippled against the Washington Commanders astatine Paycor Stadium successful Cincinnati Sept. 23, 2024. (Albert Cesare/The Enquirer/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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Chase had a dilatory commencement to the season, catching 10 passes for 97 yards successful his archetypal 2 games, but helium broke retired successful Week 3.

The fourth-year receiver caught six passes for 118 yards and 2 scores, but his Bengals fell to the Washington Commanders, 38-33.

Chase, though, feels the Bengals are adjacent to getting things right.

"We're close there," Chase said. "We're not excessively acold away. We conscionable got to decorativeness successful the end, and that's the biggest happening close now."

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase celebrates aft his touchdown during the 4th fourth against the Washington Commanders astatine Paycor Stadium.  (Joseph Maiorana/Imagn Images)

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Cincinnati volition look the Carolina Panthers Sunday looking to debar a 4th nonaccomplishment to unfastened the season.

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