Brawl at Bengals practice as Ja’Marr Chase throws teammate’s helmet

Chaos broke out during Cincinnati Bengals practice on Wednesday with star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase at the center of a chaotic brawl.

Footage showed Chase squaring up to several members of the Bengals defense in the team’s first practice of training camp, including the likes of DJ Turner II and Jalen Davis.

It remains unclear what started the brawl but Chase, the former LSU standout who has built a reputation as one of the best receivers in the NFL, was quickly surrounded by a group of defensive stars.

Coaches desperately blew their whistles to try and get a handle on the chaos before Chase finally emerged holding a teammate’s helmet in his hand.

WLWT reporter Jaron May reported that it was Davis’ helmet in Chase’s grip and, still angry about the confrontation, he launched it in the other direction.

That only escalated matters further and other stars then jumped in and started exchanging verbal blows with Chase.

Chaos broke out at Bengals practice on Wednesday with Ja’Marr Chase at the center of a brawl

Chase confronted cornerback DJ Turner II before he managed to get his helmet and throw it

Chase has built a reputation as one of the top receivers in the NFL since being drafted from LSU

Defensive end Shemar Stewart was also carted off the field with an apparent left leg injury 

At one stage, Davis squared up to Chase but coaches managed to get between them and break things up.

‘Those two are two of the best in the league and they’re going to be going at it every day,’ Burrow said after practice.

‘Whatever those guys need to get excited to get better, go ahead and do it.’

It proved to be a difficult practice for the Bengals as defensive end Shemar Stewart was also carted off the field with an apparent left leg injury.

The Bengals haven’t released any details on Stewart’s injury, but he was seen with crutches and a brace on the leg after practice. 

Stewart, the Bengals’ first-round draft pick in 2025, is entering an important training camp as he works on solidifying his role on the depth chart. His rookie season was inconsistent, and the hope entering camp was that he’d get enough reps to put the challenging season behind him.

Stewart wasn’t a participant at the start of training camp last year because he still hadn’t signed his rookie contract. He also didn’t participate in rookie minicamp or any offseason practices because he didn’t sign a practice waiver.

Given all the time off the field, Stewart was behind when he started practicing. He showed flashes in the first two weeks of the season but then suffered an injury in Week 2 against Jacksonville, missed time and was banged up for most of the eight games he played.

The Bengals invested heavily at defensive end in the offseason with free agent Boye Mafe and second-round pick Cashius Howell. Myles Murphy, their 2023 first-round pick, is a projected starter.