Bengals star vast receiver Ja’Marr Chase will miss a recreation and a paycheck after the NFL suspended him Monday for spitting within the face of Steelers defensive again Jalen Ramsey.
The altercation through which Chase spat on Ramsey was the second confrontation between the 2. Cameras caught the pair getting in one another’s faces within the fourth quarter of the Bengals-Steelers recreation on Sunday.
The hit to Chase’s pockets will include his weekly $448,333 recreation test, together with a game-active bonus of $58,823.
Based on Ramsey, the confrontation was nothing greater than typical jawing between opponents, however when Chase spat on him, it escalated right into a bodily altercation.
For his half, Chase denies spitting on Ramsey.
That is the second main spitting incident of the yr. The primary occurred early within the season when Philadelphia’s Jalen Carter spat on Cowboys QB Dak Prescott. In that incident, Carter didn’t attraction the suspension. Chase has indicated he intends to attraction his suspension. It’s believed that the appeals officer who would hear his case is former Inexperienced Bay Packers vast receiver Jordy Nelson.
A couple of weeks in the past, Nelson dealt with the attraction of Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu, who was fined and suspended by the league for a hip-drop deal with. Luvu’s suspension was lowered to a high-quality.
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