It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that Ja’Marr Chase is not the biggest fan of Patrick Mahomes and a staunch backer of his Bengals teammate and quarterback Joe Burrow. Chase’s faith in Burrow stems from their long-standing friendship from LSU days.

So, when asked about whether he approved Mahomes as the No. 1 NFL player, Chase refused to comply. A recent clip from NFL Films documented his feelings toward the recently released list.

Burrow finished 15^th in the rankings, while Chase was two places ahead of him in 13th, and sandwiched between them was Chiefs defensive end Chris Jones. Yet for the second year in a row, Patrick Mahomes topped the list, followed by 2023 Defensive Player of the Year, Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns.

When will the Bengals give Ja’Marr Chase a new contract?

The wide receiver market shook up massively in the last few months, with several teams giving their wide receiver No. 1’s new extensions. This included Amon-Ra St. Brown ($30 million), AJ Brown ($33 million), and Justin Jefferson ($35 million).

Chase’s rookie contract runs out after this season, with a fifth-year option available for the Bengals to activate. The 24-year-old will earn an estimated total of $7.4 million with a base salary of $1.05 million and a cap hit of $9.8 million.

While speaking with the media, Bengals’ owner Mike Brown marked Chase as one of the key players of the team, and they will pay him accordingly.

There’s still a chance of the market witnessing another reset with receivers, like CeeDee Lamb and Brandon Aiyuk, waiting for a new deal. The Dallas Cowboys wideout in particular could match or even better Jefferson’s deal.

Chase has a great case for a massive extension because he has put up numbers to back up his claims. In three seasons, the LSU graduate caught 268 passes for 3717 receiving yards and scored 29 touchdowns.