NFL drops the hammer on Ja’Marr Chase after proving Pittsburgh Steelers DB Jalen Ramsey was provoked by classless act
The NFL finally makes a decision.
When Jalen Ramsey first smacked Ja’Marr Chase in the head, it was a classic case of, “What is this guy thinking?” The Pittsburgh Steelers were in the lead, but we have seen the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense catch a spark and get the ball rolling.
But whether it was Ramsey after the game, Joey Porter Jr., or even Cam Heyward and the message he sent to the NFL, the Steelers were adamant that there was more to the story. That Ramsey was provoked because Ja’Marr Chase spat on him.
Video evidence proved that Ramsey was right and that Chase lied, leaving the league with no choice.
Ja’Marr Chase suspended one game for spitting on Jalen Ramsey
“During the fourth quarter, Chase spit on Pittsburgh cornerback Jalen Ramsey, violating Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1, which applies to ‘any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship,’” wrote Ian Rapoport in a post on X-Twitter.
It was clear from the moment the video was released that the NFL would have to take action. We saw this exact situation in Week 1, when Philadelphia Eagles DT Jalen Carter spat on Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott.
Carter didn’t receive additional punishment because he missed the whole game after being ejected before the first snap. And that’s what is ironic here. Ramsey is the one who got ejected and could be fined again later in the week, yet it was Chase who had the disgusting action.
Because that’s exactly what it is. From the first time you step on a field to the highest levels of the NFL, you know that spitting is not allowed. You also know that if someone spits on you, what Ramsey did was about the bare minimum of what he could have done to Chase.
“He spit. So, it’s up. I don’t give an expletive about football after that,” added Ramsey on the incident via Nick Farabaugh on X. “I was still a little too nice if I’m keeping it honest with you. [Spitting) is what expletives do.”
It was a classic case of the second player being punished for what the first one did. Mike Tomlin even reprimanded Ramsey for losing his cool after the game, not knowing in what actually went down.
“It doesn’t matter. We got to be smarter. We got to stay in football games as individuals,” said Tomlin of Ramsey after the game via the Steelers YouTube channel.
So you can call it justice for Ramsey, and yet another L for the Bengals. The Steelers all but ended Cincinnati’s playoff hopes with that win, dropping the Bengals to a mere one percent chance of making the postseason.
And now the Bengals face a must-win scenario without their two best players on offense.
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