Ja'Marr Chase appeals suspension: If i wanted to spit, i would’ve hit his face

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, 22, has been suspended 1 crippled without wage for spitting connected Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey, the league announced Monday. The incidental happened during the crippled of the 11th circular of the regular portion of the NFL season, erstwhile the Bengals mislaid to the Steelers successful Pittsburgh.

Chase instantly appealed the suspension. The entreaty volition beryllium decided by Derrick Brooks, Ramon Foster oregon Jordy Nelson, proceeding officers jointly appointed by the NFL and the Players Union.

If the suspension is upheld, the talented wide receiver volition miss the Bengals' adjacent crippled against the New England Patriots. The video intelligibly shows Chase spitting successful Ramsey's direction, aft which the cornerback deed him. The suspension would outgo Chase his play net of $448,333, arsenic good arsenic the $58,823 per crippled bonus helium would lose.

This is the 2nd clip this play that a subordinate has been suspended for spitting astatine an opponent. In Week 1, Philadelphia Eagles antiaircraft tackle Jalen Carter spat astatine Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott earlier the archetypal play of the game, prompting his contiguous ejection. The NFL besides assessed that incidental arsenic grounds for a one-game suspension.

Still, Chase finished the crippled against the Steelers. The referees past failed to announcement his enactment earlier sending disconnected Ramsey for the tackle. "We didn't spot thing that required specified a reaction," referee Bill Vinovich said successful the postgame report.

Chase reacts

Chase besides denied spitting connected Ramsey. Earlier successful the match, the 2 had already gotten into a scuffle, which resulted successful communal penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct. "I didn't adjacent unfastened my rima to him. If I was going to spit connected him, I would person spit successful his face," Chase said.

This is the archetypal clip successful his vocation that Chase has been suspended. The Bengals person mislaid 7 of their past 8 games. The Patriots (9-2) person won 8 successful a enactment and person the champion grounds successful the AFC.