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L’Jarius Sneed-Ja’Marr Chase kerfuffle breaks out in Chiefs-Bengals game

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase (1) and Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed (38) shoved each other in an altercation on the field in the second quarter that ended up with both teams being penalized Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase (1) and Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed (38) shoved each other in an altercation on the field in the second quarter that ended up with both teams being penalized Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. nwagner@kcstar.com

Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase called out the Chiefs defense ahead of Sunday’s game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, but he did praise one player.

Chase said nothing stood out about the Chiefs defense, although he added that cornerback L’Jarius Sneed was KC’s best player.

As it so happens, Sneed and Chase got into a small kerfuffle during the second quarter of Sunday’s game. It began with some jawing and escalated into pushing and shoving. Mike Edwards soon joined it and gave Chase a shove as well.

Edwards was the one who drew a flag, as did Chase. It resulted in offsetting penalties, so the disturbance didn’t hurt either team in the long run.

Here is video of the, um, disagreement between the Chiefs and Bengals from X user cjzero (I love the comment from CBS Sports’ Jim Nantz who said Sneed and Chase were wishing each other a happy New Year’s).

This story was originally published December 31, 2023 at 4:38 PM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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