In his first year as a professional, Ja’Marr Chase he had one of the best seasons for a rookie wide receiver in history. But nevertheless, before arriving at LSU his dream was close to being cut short.
This Wednesday, at a press conference, Chase revealed that during the high school recruiting process, Les Miles, a former LSU coach, recommended that he not play in college as a wide receiver and transition to defensive back.
“Les Miles told me he couldn’t play wide receiver when he got out of high school. That was a drag on me,” he elaborated. “Les Miles told me he could play cornerback, but he wasn’t in a position to be a WR. I kept working on it, during the off-season, I would wake up early to train. I stayed focused.”
Fortunately for Chase, Miles did not stay in office for long in 2016 he was replaced by Ed Orgeron, who gave the opportunity to the now member of the Bengals.
In two years with Louisiana State University (he did not play in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic), the 21-year-old WR had 107 receptions, 2,093 yards and 23 touchdowns; Additionally, in 2019 he set multiple marks for most yards in LSU and SEC history, most touchdown receptions in a season for LSU, and most 50+ yard catches in a year with eight.
As if the above were not enough, with los Bengals He has already left an indelible mark. yesus 1,455 yards is the most by a rookie in the Super Bowl era and his 13 touchdowns place him second in history (just behind Randy Moss’ 17 in 1998). In Cincinnati he already has the most productive season for a wide receiver since the organization was founded in 1968.
Burrow is not intimidated in Arrowhead
The final hurdle separating the Bengals from the Super Bowl It’s Arrowhead Stadium. About, Joe Burrow noted that the hostile environment in Kansas City is common in the NCAA, particularly in the Southeastern Conference, adding that the Bengals are already preparing for the hostile reception.
“In the SEC, every game feels like the stadium is so loud, as if there were hundreds of thousands of people,” he explained in a meeting with the media. “This will be similar. We hope it will be very noisy, we have talked about it in the week. We have to be very good with non-verbal communication, just like every away game.”
That confidence Burrow exudes isn’t just because the Bengals eliminated the best team in the AFC on the road. It should be remembered that in week 17, Cincinnati stunned the Chiefs at Paul Brown Stadium by getting his tenth win of the year by a score of 34-31 ─Chase had a performance of 266 yards and three TDs.
