Ja’Marr Chase’s battle with drops persists in Sunday’s practice

Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThree weeks remain between now and the NFL regular season. Plenty of time for any kinks to be ironed out, or in this case, mental hurdles to be cleared.

It’s clear that Bengals rookie receiver Ja’Marr Chase is indeed battling something intangible right now. Chase had a rough outing Friday night in Cincinnati’s preseason defeat to the Washington Football Team; dropping all three of his targets before he and the rest of the starters were pulled.

The benefit of the doubt was given. Chase has been practicing with one quarterback and playing with another. Minor issues could have risen given those circumstances.

Sunday seemed to confirm it has…