Just in: Bengals coach on Ja’Marr Chase: ‘We’ll see as the week goes’……

Zac Taylor, the Cincinnati Bengals coach, isn’t ready to make hasty decisions about whether wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase will play against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday.

On Tuesday, Taylor informed the media that Chase would not participate in practice. Taylor likewise said that ‘we’ll see as the week goes’ as to deciding his star wideout’s status versus the Steelers (7-7).
In Cincinnati’s 27-24 overtime victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday, Chase suffered a shoulder injury. NFL Organization revealed Monday that he could wind up missing a long time of activity.

The Bengals (8-6) are in the main part of the AFC season finisher race and are now playing without beginning quarterback Joe Tunnel, who supported a season-finishing wrist injury in a 34-20 misfortune to the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 16. Under center, Jake Browning has taken over.

In 14 games this season, Chase, 23, leads the team in catches (93), receiving yards (1,156), and touchdowns (seven).
Chase has made the Pro Bowl twice and has 261 receptions in 43 games for 3,657 yards and 29 touchdowns. He was chosen by the Bengals with the fifth by and large pick of the 2021 NFL Draft out of LSU.