Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has a new look ahead of the 2024 NFL season. The 24-year-old recently showed off custom-made diamond grills he purchased from Johnny Dang and Co.
Sportico estimated the grills could cost anywhere between $4,000-$40,000 depending on the diamond clarity and the customization. This comes shortly after the Bengals picked up Chase’s fifth-year option, meaning he’s signed with the team through the 2025 season.
New Diamond Cheese for Mr. Always F*n Open #JamarrChase 💎🧀 Every Single Tooth GIA Certified 🤯 #FlawlessGang #NFL pic.twitter.com/bavHJvq55r
— Johnny Dang (@JohnnyDangandCo) May 1, 2024
Ultimately, Chase is looking for a long-term contact with the Bengals. He is tied for third in the league in receiving touchdowns (29) and is seventh in total receiving yards (3,717) since the start of the 2021 season, according to ESPN Stats & Information data.
Why the Bengals drafted Ja’Marr Chase in 2021
Chase was selected selected No. 5 overall by the Bengals in 2021 NFL Draft. In February, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor talked about drafting Chase over offensive lineman Penei Sewell.
“We knew we weren’t gonna miss with those two prospects,” Taylor said at the Combine, per AtoZ Sports. “They were both gonna be home run guys, and I think it’s worked out well with Penei in Detroit, it’s worked out well with us and Ja’Marr. At that time, we wanted to go score touchdowns. We wanted guys that would put points on the board for us, and give concern to the defenses, and Ja’Marr was that guy.”
Taylor also talked about Chase reuniting with quarterback Joe Burrow as the two played together at LSU. “It certainly helped that [Ja’Marr] and Joe had the seasons together they had, so that’s something you’re ever rarely going to replicate in a situation like we found. We already knew what Joe thought of Ja’Marr, and how he would fit with that style of receiver. So that I think made the decision a little bit easier for us.”
Chase’s production during the 2021 season helped the Bengals reached the Super Bowl. He has since been named to the Pro Bowl three times and the All-Pro Second Team in his rookie season.
“We ask a lot of him in practice,” Taylor told reporters about Chase in October. “He runs and he doesn’t complain. He doesn’t make a mental error due to not paying attention … “He’s got a great understanding because he switches positions all the time. He plays all three spots. He moves more than anybody. He lines up in the backfield, he motions to the backfield.”
