Bengals Exercise Option to Extend Contract of WR Ja'Marr Chase

The Bengals today exercised a team option to extend by one year the contract of WR Ja'Marr Chase. The team's 2021 first-round draft choice now is signed through the 2025 season.

Chase, a fourth-year player in 2024, has played and started 45 regular-season games for Cincinnati. He has caught 268 passes for 3717 yards and 29 TDs, and has led the team in each category in each of the past three seasons. He was named