Five years after they last played together on the LSU Tigers, Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson remain close friends. Playing on different teams and different conferences, they don't see each other much during the season, but playing video games has proven a good way to stay in touch.
After agreeing to a four-year, $161 million deal with the Cincinnati Bengals this offseason, Chase is set to continue performing at the highest level alongside quarterback Joe Burrow and fellow wide receiver Tee Higgins.
Chase wants to add more firepower to his team's offense and tried to recruit Jefferson during a stream.
"Hey, chat, I could get Justin to come to the Bengals, y'all," Chase said (via NFL aggregator Dov Kleiman) while Jefferson didn't respond and focused on giving instructions to the rest of his team.
After winning the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship together, Chase and Jefferson went their separate ways, with the latter joining the NFL in 2020 and the former following through in 2021.
"I definitely keep tabs and I'll definitely watch the games whenever we're not playing or I'm just chilling at the crib," Jefferson told Rich Eisen when talking about Burrow and Chase's connection in Cincy.
Chase has expressed his desire to team up with Jefferson at the highest level again, but their star status, massive contracts and position within their respective teams make it complex to see these two defending the same uniform soon.
Even if Jefferson entertained the idea of joining the Bengals, the team changed its focus to the defense and is eager to retain Trey Hendrickson instead of adding another big contract to the payroll.
