It was a catch by Cincinnati Bengals star Ja'Marr Chase that left his coach in awe, and Chase had to agree it was pretty fantastic. However, Chase also got fined in the game. And he made a request after revealing the reason for the cash drain, according to a post on X by Ari Meirov.
“#Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase says the NFL fined him this week for doing the ‘peoples elbow’ after his TD on Sunday. “This is where the superstars have to get in with NFLPA and fight for our money. I'm getting fined for an elbow. … It's a wrestling move.”
Chase finished with seven catches for 75 yards and two scores in the 20-6 win over the Texans.
Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase bounced back after a bad Week 1
The catch will certainly stick around for a while. Chase even admired it, according to cleveland.com.
“Honestly, I don’t know. I’m not gonna say it’s new for me, but it’s not somewhere I was at past couple years,” Chase said. “I don’t really think about it that much, but I think that’s really a fans thing or, you know, an other people thing. Let them have an answer on that.”
Chase has a bad game and a good one under his belt in 2026. And now he gets a rival. But will Steelers’ cornerback Joey Porter Jr. be on hand? Chase said he thinks Porter wants to be out there, according to comments on his podcast, “Chasing No. 1,” via SteelersWire.com.
“I don't know what he's got going on,” Chase said. “But I'm sure he wants to play us. I ain't gonna lie. I'm already knowing he wants to play us. He's probably going to make a decision by game time. If not, then he's gonna see us around the second game.”
Chase has work to do if Porter plays. The two players know each other well. And this is a heated division rivalry.