Ja’Marr Chase’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty has now hurt him financially.
The Cincinnati Bengals‘ star wide receiver was fined $31,599 Saturday for his emotional outburst toward a referee during the team’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday.
The Bengals were at the Chiefs’ 34-yard line when Joe Burrow found Chase for a 4-yard completion.
As Chase got up to head to the huddle, he gave referee Alex Kemp an earful about the tackle by Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie.
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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase (1) argues with a referee after being tackled by Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie in the fourth quarter at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
Chase was dragged back to the huddle, and Burrow pushed the star wide receiver away from Kemp after the penalty. It halted any momentum the Bengals were creating at the time and led…