Ja’Marr Chase throws out little hint on Joe Burrow’s rehab journey

Posted October 25, 2025
   

Cincinnati Bengals wideout Ja’Marr Chase is like most fans: Just anxiously awaiting the return of star quarterback Joe Burrow.

Not that Chase isn’t having fun with Joe Flacco picking up the offense so quickly and feeding him 23 targets in last week’s win, of course.

But Chase also had some fun at his weekly presser talking about Burrow’s haircut and rehab journey.

Per Chase, Burrow seems plenty happy: "But he seems pretty happy to me, you know, even though he looked like a rock star by the head, but he's pretty happy."

More importantly, Chase reported that Burrow has been active and working often around Paycor Stadium.

"He's working pretty hard for the majority of the times that I've seen him in a training room working," Chase said. "I try to walk in there, give him a couple of laughs. So, you know, make his day a little better, but he's working."

 

Prior insight into Burrow’s actions over the last few weeks revealed just how closely he’s been working with Flacco to help along the veteran backup.

Reporting around the time of the Bengals’ win over the Steelers a week ago revealed that Burrow is well on track for a mid-December return, so it’s no great shock to hear from players that he’s been grinding in the building.

Predictable or not, Bengals fans will undoubtedly take every little dripfeed mention of Burrow they can get right now as the team scraps to stay alive in the playoff race until he can get back on the field.

 

Polarizing Broncos' defender can shut the critics up once and for all in Week 8

Third-year Denver Broncos' cornerback Riley Moss does have one of the hardest jobs in the NFL - he plays opposite Patrick Surtain II, the best cornerback in the NFL and the reigning Defensive Player of the Year. It's not an easy task for Moss, but he's been a full-time starter since the start of the 2024 NFL Season and has honestly been quite good.

Now that he's in his second year starting, he's seen a good bit in the NFL and is also a part of the most talented secondary in the league, but in the eyes of some, the verdict is still out on Moss. Some think he gives up too many big plays, and he has been called for some penalties in high-stakes situations.

However, the most recent example was in Week 7, and Moss getting flagged for pass interference was a flat-out horrendous call. Anyway, the Broncos host the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8, and this could be a perfect chance for Moss to finally silence the rest of the critics with a strong performance.

Riley Moss has been very good this year, but the critics are still quite loud

It's likely that Riley Moss is seeing a ton of one on one matchups with George Pickens on Sunday, but he could be up to the challenge:

This also does line up a bit with his 

statistics on Pro Football Reference. According to his personal page, Moss has allowed a 46.3% completion percentage and a 77.7 passer rating, which are both fabulous numbers. Pro Football Reference credits him with just 19 receptions on 41 targets.

Simply put, Riley Moss is a good player and is doing one heck of a job at a super important position. Opposing quarterbacks know that bad things happen when they throw the ball in Patrick Surtain's direction, but Moss has more than held his own.

But with the Cowboys coming to town, Moss is going to see a lot of matchups with George Pickens and may even see a few with CeeDee Lamb. Cowboys' QB Dak Prescott is absolutely playing the best football of any QB in the NFL right now, and with this high-flying Dallas passing attack being as good as they are, a strong performance from Riley Moss would really force the critics to rethink.

There is definitely a scenario where Riley Moss ends up becoming a long-term fixture in the secondary next to Patrick Surtain II. He's eligible for a contract extension next offseason and would absolutely get paid by 

the Broncos if he kept this high-end play up.
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