Ja'Marr Chase Sits Out Bengals Practice

Ja'Marr Chase sat out Cincinnati Bengals practice on Wednesday after hyperextending his left knee during Tuesday's session, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reported via RotoWire. Caleb Noe of WCPO wrote that the absence followed the hyperextension and that it was a light, no-pads day. Chase told reporters Tuesday the tweak was minor and that he would have played if a game were scheduled.

Chase went down chasing a deep ball from Joe Burrow, ESPN wrote. He grabbed the left knee, got up under his own power, and later called it a hyperextension. "If I had a game tomorrow, I'd play," he said. On Wednesday he watched with a sleeve on the left leg, Jaron May of WLWT reported, while Dohnte Meyers took first-team receiver reps in his place, Noe added.

Is Ja'Marr Chase's knee injury serious?

Early tape says no. RotoWire noted Chase was not wearing protective equipment Wednesday beyond the rest day, which matches his Tuesday stance that this is a minor setback. Head coach Zac Taylor deferred to Chase's own comments when asked for an update, Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Starters will not play Friday's preseason finale against the Philadelphia Eagles, Conway wrote, so Chase was already unlikely to see game snaps this week.

The scare still lands three weeks from the regular-season opener. Cincinnati leaned on Chase and Tee Higgins whenever Burrow was healthy last year. A multi-week knee issue would change the Week 1 board. Wednesday's rest is the first clean status update after the awkward landing.

What it means for Bengals Week 1

Monitor Thursday and next week's install. Fantasy and DFS desks already had Zay Flowers missing Ravens work on the same Wednesday injury circuit. Chase is a different tier of search: Ja'Marr Chase injury, Chase knee, Bengals practice report. If he is full next week, this becomes a one-day rest note. If the sleeve sticks, the hyperextension story sticks with it.

No MRI result was published with the Wednesday reports. No timeline beyond rest was given. The sourced line for Aug. 26 is simple: Chase did not practice, the staff is not alarmed, and Taylor pointed back to Chase saying he is fine.

Ja'Marr Chase injury FAQ

Did Ja'Marr Chase practice Wednesday? No. ESPN's Ben Baby and WCPO's Caleb Noe both reported he sat after Tuesday's hyperextension.

How bad is the Ja'Marr Chase knee injury? Chase called it a minor hyperextension Tuesday and said he would play if needed. Wednesday was described as expected rest on a light day.

Will Ja'Marr Chase play Friday vs the Eagles? Bengals starters are not scheduled for the preseason finale, per the Cincinnati Enquirer. Chase's next meaningful checkpoint is regular-season prep.