'We Can Work On That' - Ja'Marr Chase Jokes Cincinnati Can Improve On Its Food As Bengals Career Extends

He's given the fans plenty of tasty moments this decade.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) looks back and smiles after talking with Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd (83) (not pictured) during NFL training camp practice, Monday, July 31, 2023, in Cincinnati. | Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

CINCINNATI — There were plenty of fun moments from Tuesday's celebratory contract press conference with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. The former got plenty of laughs when he broke down why Cincinnati makes sense as a place to continue his NFL career.

The city's cuisine is not one of those selling points for the New Orleans, LA native, which is widely considered one of the best food cities on earth.

"I like Cincinnati because it gives me an opportunity to come here and focus," Chase said. "I'm not distracted out here. There's not too many things to get me off pace. It's strictly what I'm focused on, that's really tunnel version for me to play football. At the end of the day, the food's not the best. We can work on that. I'm from New Orleans. I'm not used to the food yet. But overall, honestly, I just think that's the biggest picture for me. I don't have no distractions here and I can just play football. And my quarterback's here. And Tee's here."

It doesn't sound like Chase will be buying a lot of Cincinnati chili with the reported $112 million guaranteed coming his way on this new four-year, $161 million deal.

He actually didn't have an answer for what his first big purchase will be with the new money, what he does know is life is better on and off the field with Higgins.

"I really was not trying to let Tee go for me," Chase said about keeping his buddy in town. "I don't know about Joe (Burrow), but it's hard when you're out there and Tee's not out there. You know what I'm saying, not easy at all. Tee out there, it makes my job easier. I make his job easier. We make the running backs job easier. So the whole game slows down. For me. It gets easier for some people. So he's just a big help."

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