Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase returned to the team on Monday after serving his one-game suspension.
Chase was suspended without pay by the NFL and not permitted to be with the team for the last week while serving the ban, which he appealed and lost, stemming from his spitting on Pittsburgh Steelers defender Jalen Ramsey in Week 11.
Upon his return, Chase issued a public apology.
“What I did was wrong,” Chase wrote. “The circumstances don’t matter. My passion for the game is no excuse. There’s zero place in our sport — or in life — for that level of disrespect.”
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Chase did not mention Ramsey by name in the apology and lost more than $500,000 in wages by not playing in Week 12.
For his part in the multiple altercations with Chase two weeks ago, Ramsey was fined $14,191. During the game itself, he was ejected after punching Chase after the spitting incident.
Here are some of the many, many reactions to Chase’s letter:
Bro apologized to the entire league before Jalen Ramsey🤣🤣🤣
— EBSN Sports (@EbsnSports) November 24, 2025
Love the statement. Especially because of the fact that it *feels* heartfelt AND he somehow managed to disrespect Jalen Ramsey by not mentioning him by name lol
— Stamp (@postage27) November 24, 2025
Kudos for this statement. We need to commend when someone does the right thing. Owning up to a mistake no matter what it is shows leadership.
— Vampxu (@vampxu) November 24, 2025
I’m going to need a second apology from him for apologizing to the Steelers.
— Brian Blakeley (@_BrianBlakeley) November 24, 2025
Ja’Marr Chase officially apologizes for his actions
For me, way too late. But at least he did apologize pic.twitter.com/3TaDGpUKuo
— Der German Tiger🇩🇪🐅 (@DerGermanTiger) November 24, 2025
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