CINCINNATI -- Like most things with the Cincinnati Bengals these days, it all started with quarterback Joe Burrow.
Bengals coaches watched film from the 2019 LSU season before they drafted Burrow with the top overall pick in the 2020 draft and spotted wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase. They started to dream of a scenario where Chase is on Cincinnati’s roster.
That became a reality last week when the Bengals selected Chase with the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft. The decision to reunite Burrow and Chase was a key step in the franchise’s offseason mission of building around its young quarterback.