CINCINNATI, Ohio — Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase is no stranger to trash talk. He admitted that he likes to troll.

But on Thursday when he spoke to reporters, Chase expressed surprise at some trash talk coming from Browns cornerback Denzel Ward ahead of their Week 1 game on Sunday in Cleveland.

When asked about Ward’s comment that he would text Joe Burrow to target him more , Chase seemed genuinely surprised. “If I’m being honest, it’s the first time I’ve ever heard him say anything like that. I’ve been here for what, five years now,” Chase told reporters. “He gonna get his opportunities, you know what I’m saying? He knows what’s going on, so I’m pretty sure he’ll be ready.”

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