There was a brief period of time last month in which people were actually concerned with Cincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. The fifth-overall pick dropped a few passes, and suddenly had people wondering if he wasn’t a one-year wonder.
But despite taking the 2020 season off, the rookie is looking like the guy who was catching deep balls from quarterback Joe Burrow at LSU two years ago—because he is, only he’s catching bombs from Joe Burrow in Cincinnati now. He actually became the first player in NFL history to record a 30-plus-yard touchdown reception in each of the first three games of his career.