Bengals News (6/20): Ja’Marr Chase’s dad reveals who he initially wanted to draft his son

Ja’Marr Chase’s dad admits he initially wanted another team instead of Bengals to draft his son - cleveland.com
Ja'Marr Chase's family feels at home in Cincinnati, but his dad had other hopes ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft. “I was like, ‘I don’t know anything about Cincinnati and they’re not that good right now. So, why don’t we just go to South Beach, right?’ I could just go sit on the beach and watch Ja’Marr on the team, right?”

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