For the first time in nearly a decade, the Cincinnati Bengals believe they have something at the receiver position that’s been missing all these years: versatility.
Now, for the last decade the Bengals did have AJ Green — a perennial top 5 talent — at receiver, so it’s not like the Bengals finally addressed the position ahead of the 2021 season. They’ve never had a receiver quite like rookie Ja’Marr Chase though.
Selected fifth overall out of LSU, Chase reunites with former college teammate Joe Burrow, providing the Bengals with big-play talent and (there’s that word again) versatility at the position being able to line up inside or outside and run a full route tree.