CINCINNATI, OHIO - JUNE 15: Ja'Marr Chase #1 of the Cincinnati Bengals participates in a drill during Mandatory Minicamp on June 15, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
By now, Cincinnati Bengals fans have gotten used to the criticism their team has received for going with Ja’Marr Chase No. 5 overall instead of Penei Sewell, the highest-rated offensive lineman in the draft. It was a puzzling decision considering what happened to Joe Burrow last year and the fact that the Bengals didn’t even really need help at receiver.
Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report said that the Bengals’ decision to draft Chase over Sewell was their riskiest move of the offseason.