{"id":664544,"date":"2026-05-25T18:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/664544\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T18:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:39:19","slug":"bengals-wr-jamarr-chase-shares-cryptic-post-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/664544\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase Shares Cryptic Post on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Ja'Marr\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase shred a cryptic post that has fans confused.<\/p>\n

Expectations are through the roof for the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> this season. Star wide receiver Ja\u2019Marr Chase<\/a> is supposed to be a major part of that. So, when he shared a cryptic post to social media on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, it caught a lot of fans\u2019 attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t be mad when already knew what you was walking into,\u201d Chase wrote<\/a>, along with a shrugging emoji.<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t be mad when you already knew what you was walking into. \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n

The question then becomes, who is Chase referring to? Depending on who you think that post is referencing, it is going to change how you view the post.<\/p>\n

There were some fans who felt he might be talking about Trey Hendrickson<\/a>. The former Bengals edge rusher left for the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> this offseason. So, given that quarterback Joe Burrow<\/a> recently spoke about his departure, it\u2019s possible Chase was adding to that discourse.<\/p>\n

At the same time, this comes at a time when there were reports<\/a> that Chase is away from the team for OTAs. Those are voluntary workouts, but teams still like to see everyone there. Worse, if Chase is referencing the Bengals, then there could be some tension between him and the team.<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Bengals are Currently Without WR Ja\u2019Marr Chase\"Ja'Marr<\/p>\n

GettyCincinnati Bengals WR Ja\u2019Marr Chase<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Bengals would certainly prefer to have Ja\u2019Marr Chase with the team for voluntary workouts. Luckily, this does not appear to be the start of a contract dispute and is just a matter of having a training preference.<\/p>\n

Chris Roling of Bengals\u2019 Wire explained, writing, \u201cChase has been absent from voluntary workouts this week with the Bengals. But as far as anyone can tell, it\u2019s a simple matter of training preference.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roling isn\u2019t the only reporter who referenced this training plan. Across the board, it appears that Chase has switched over to a new offseason training plan. So, he\u2019s continuing to work on that away from the team.<\/p>\n

All of that would tend to indicate that Chase was not posting about the Bengals on social media. Unless there\u2019s something internal that hasn\u2019t become public yet, figuring out who he\u2019s talking about becomes murkier at that point.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow Raised Eyebrows When Discussing Trey Hendrickson\u2019s Departure\"Joe<\/p>\n

GettyCincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow<\/p>\n

If Ja\u2019Marr Chase\u2019s cryptic post was about Trey Hendrickson, then it was in discourse with what quarterback Joe Burrow recently said about the move. In particular, that he wasn\u2019t surprised because he knows Hendrickson.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot very surprising,\u201d Burrow\u00a0said<\/a>. \u201cI know Trey, I love Trey, and I just know how he operates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those comments from Burrow raised some eyebrows at the time. Again, like Chase\u2019s post, it comes down to how an individual wants to interpret \u201cI just know how he operates.\u201d Because there is a world where that\u2019s a shot at Hendrickson and there\u2019s a world where it isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Hendrickson landed a massive contract with the Ravens. It\u2019s a four-year, $112 million deal that would have been hard for just about any player to turn down.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Hendrickson also recently appeared to take a shot at the Bengals. He said<\/a>, \u201cWhat an incredible honor it is to continue to play in the AFC North on the right side of the ball. And I\u2019m excited to get to work. Obviously, the uniforms are gorgeous \u2026 ready to get out there and get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a Bengals fan, that\u2019s a shot. If you\u2019re on the Ravens, it may just be playing to the new home team. Regardless, it could have sparked this war of cryptic words.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tDan Morrison<\/a> After graduating from UMass in 2019, Dan Morrison quickly began a career in sports journalism and digital media. That has seen him work both as a contributing writer at several publications, as well as spending time on the National News Desk at On3. During that time, he has spent the majority of his time covering football, both at the college and NFL levels. Currently residing in Central Florida, his focus with Heavy is on the NFL. More about Dan Morrison<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase shred a cryptic post that has fans confused. Expectations are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[399,398,396,397,99],"class_list":["post-664544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-football","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}