Chase heaped praise on the rookie receiver.
The Cincinnati Bengals lost to the New England Patriots in their season-opening game. What stings more is that they lost at home. With Tee Higgins sidelined, Ja’Marr Chase was the star of the show but didn’t get much help from other receivers.
As the Bengals continue through the season, should Higgins continue to miss time with a hamstring injury, the team may look to a few more unknown players for production.
Jermaine Burton, a third-round pick from Alabama, could be one of them. Burton had a solid preseason but fell in the draft due to off-field issues; however, Chase recently gave nothing but praise for the young receiver.
“I feel like Jermaine has made a big tremendous jump on just knowing his plays, knowing where he needs to be, knowing what he’s used for,” Chase told reporters on Thursday.
Burton ended his senior season at Alabama with 798 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. The high ceiling is there, but he hasn’t really been on the field long enough to show that impact.
With the Bengals having two second-year receivers as well, Zac Taylor is going to have options if Higgins remains sidelined. While Burton may not quite be ready to take on that size of snap count, Chase certainly has seemed impressive by the rookie.
If Burton continues to impress, we could be seeing more of him in the near future.
Ja’Marr Chase had some high praise for rookie WR Jermaine Burton this afternoon.
“I feel like Jermaine has made a big, tremendous jump… And, you know, finally, getting able to get a chance, you know, I’m saying there’s no bigger, no bigger chance than right now.”#Bengals |… pic.twitter.com/V5GTz0f1Ld
— Olivia Ray (@OliviaRayTV) September 12, 2024
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