CINCINNATI -- The shoes told the story.
Not only was Ja'Marr Chase not wearing cleats during a training camp practice, but upon further inspection, the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver didn't even have his shoes tied as he observed practice from afar.
Chase has not participated in any of the team's training camp practices while he continues to wait on a new contract extension, one that team president Mike Brown indicated was unlikely to come before the start of the season.
But despite that, he has remained involved. Behind the scenes and as an observer, Chase is still impacting the offense.