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Bengals Ja'Marr Chase Says Les Miles Told Him He Couldn't Play WR Coming out of HS

It's a good thing for LSU that Les Miles was no longer coaching the football team when Ja'Marr Chase was coming out of high school.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Chase said Miles told him he "couldn't play receiver coming out of high school."

Miles was LSU's head coach from 2005-16. He had tremendous success with the program, including a 114-34 record and a victory over Ohio State in the 2008 BCS national championship game.

The Tigers fired Miles in September 2016 after a 2-2 start to the season. Ed Orgeron replaced him on an interim basis before getting the full-time job two months later.