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Cincinnati Bengals Star Named First-Team All-Pro for Second-Straight Season

Ja'Marr Chase continues the historic start to his NFL career.
Jan 4, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'marr Chase (1) reacts after the Bengals are forced to punt in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns  at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Greene-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images
Jan 4, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'marr Chase (1) reacts after the Bengals are forced to punt in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Greene-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images | Sam Greene-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images

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CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase was named First-Team All-Pro for a second consecutive season.

Chase finished with 125 catches for 1,412 yards and eight touchdowns. He topped the 100-yard receiving mark seven times, which is a Bengals single-season record.

The star receiver posted those numbers, despite playing with three quarterbacks: Joe Burrow, Jake Browning and Joe Flacco.

"He's very special," Flacco said when asked about Chase. "Kind of like the guy we just played on defense (Myles Garrett), how you have the game plan for him every single play, Ja'Marr does that for an offense. He opens other guys up and makes your running game go and does all kinds of things that you don't even see, let alone all the things that you obviously do see. Very unique talent. When it's all said and done, he's obviously going to be one of the best to ever do it, so pretty cool."

Flacco gifted Chase with a signed jersey that included a message that said he was the greatest to ever do it. The Bengals traded for Flacco midseason and he quickly realized how special Chase was as a receiver.

DJ Turner II, Ryan Rehkow, Oren Burks and Charlie Jones also received votes, but didn't make the first or second All-Pro team.

Chase joins Chad Johnson (2005, 2006) as the only Bengals wide receivers to make the first-team All-Pro team twice. If Chase does it again next season, he'll be ahead of every wide-out in team history.

Anthony Munoz (9) and Willie Anderson (3) are the only players in Bengals history to be First-Team All-Pro in three or more seasons. Geno Atkins accomplished that feat twice during his time with the Bengals.

Chase predicted he'd have a historic career. Check out what he said on draft night below:

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James Rapien is the publisher of Bengals OnSI. He's also the host of the Locked on Bengals podcast and Cincinnati Bengals Talk on YouTube. The Cincinnati native also wrote a book about the history of the Cincinnati Bengals called Enter The Jungle. Prior to joining Bengals On SI, Rapien worked at 700 WLW and ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati

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