NFL Makes Ja’Marr Chase Suspension Decision After Appeal Over Jalen Ramsey Spitting Incident

The Bengals star denied spitting at the Steelers defensive back.

Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase will miss Sunday’s game against the Patriots after being suspended for spitting at the Steelers’ Jalen Ramsey. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The NFL has suspended Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase for one game after a video surfaced of him spitting on Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey during Pittsburgh’s 34-12 win on Sunday, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported on Monday. This means Chase will miss Cincinnati’s Week 12 matchup vs. the Patriots.

The Bengals star appealed the decision, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday night that the league has denied Chase’s appeal of the suspension.

If the suspension stands for Chase, he will lose a $448,333 game check and a $58,824 active roster bonus, Pelissero added. That’s losing over half a million dollars.

Ramsey was ejected from Sunday’s game after throwing a punch at Chase. The Steelers star explained after the game that he threw the punch in response to the Bengals receiver spitting at him, which Chase denied doing in his post-game interview.

"I never opened my mouth to that guy ... I didn't spit on nobody," Chase said.

The receiver caught just three passes for 30 yards in Sunday’s Bengals loss.

Chase’s discipline from the league is different from what Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter received from spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott before the first snap of the Week 1 game. He was immediately ejected from the game because of his actions, but the NFL did not hand him a suspension. Instead, the league fined Carter $57,222 and said him missing the entirety of the Week 1 game equated to a one-game suspension for him.

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