The Cincinnati Bengals are just a few years removed from consistently being one of the last teams standing in the AFC playoff picture. Of course, injuries derailed their 2023 campaign, highlighted by Joe Burrow going down for the season.
2023 didn’t damped the expectation level of Bengals fans going into 2024, but they know Ja’Marr Chase needs to play a vital role in their success.
Cincinnati Bengals’ WR Ja’Marr Chase Has Trade Report Go Viral
In a recent article by Alex Kay of Bleacher Report, Chase lands with the Cleveland Browns in a massive trade:
Cincinnati Bengals receive: 2025 first-round pick, 2025 fourth-round pick, WR Amari Cooper
Cleveland Browns receive: WR Ja’Marr Chase
After making an unexpected playoff berth last year, the Cleveland Browns have been looking to take another leap by adding a young, top-flight receiver into the mix this offseason. The team reportedly made a run at Brandon Aiyuk, going as far to put a pair of draft picks and veteran wideout Amari Cooper on the table in exchange for the rising San Francisco 49ers star.
While the Browns couldn’t nab Aiyuk due to Cleveland not being one of his preferred destinations, the team should remain aggressive and go after another elite talent in Ja’Marr Chase.
Cleveland would need to up the stakes significantly to get their fellow Ohio franchise to not immediately balk. At a minimum, the Browns would need to add a first-round pick in the package. It certainly wouldn’t hurt to keep Cooper in there as well, as his presence would at least slightly offset the blow of losing Chase in the near-term.
Throw in a late-Day 2 or early-Day 3 pick and you have a pretty strong starting point for a Chase deal. It’s still not a trade the Bengals should want to make, but if they simply can’t come to terms on a suitable extension for the fourth-year superstar, it may be the best route to take.
When fans see any type of trade rumors involving Chase, they react accordingly on social media. Chase figures to be a center piece for the Bengals offense as long as Joe Burrow is in town. The two have chemistry dating all the way back to their LSU days in college.
Keeping Ja’Marr Chase in Cincinnati is important to the fans just as much as it is to the team itself.
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