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Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase Returns to Practice With Ankle Issue
Chase was back in uniform Thursday after an ankle-related absence, supporting an earlier report that Cincinnati expects him to face Tennessee.
Ja’Marr Chase returned in uniform for Cincinnati’s Thursday practice after missing Wednesday’s session with an ankle issue, improving his outlook for Sunday’s game against Tennessee.
RotoWire cited Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati for the Thursday observation. It follows Ian Rapoport’s report that the injury was not believed to be serious and that Chase was expected to play.
What Thursday’s practice return confirms
The return to the field is a positive development, but it does not by itself establish a full practice or remove every possible game designation. The completed participation report remains the relevant next checkpoint.
Cincinnati enters the matchup at 4–2 against a Tennessee team listed at 1–6. The team records provide the setting, while Chase’s practice progression remains the more immediate information for fantasy lineup decisions.
For managers holding Chase, the current reporting supports keeping him in the starting plan while retaining an alternative until the final injury report. The evidence does not call for treating Wednesday’s absence as a confirmed Sunday scratch.
That is a lineup recommendation, not a claim that a particular workload has been guaranteed. A player can be active while a team still adjusts his use according to how he feels.
Fantasy lineup decisions before the final report
In leagues with individual kickoff locks, managers should preserve a replacement who can still enter the lineup if new information arrives. The useful backup is one available within the league’s actual transaction rules.
There is also a difference between a practice observation and the final inactive list. Thursday’s return updates the earlier concern; it does not substitute for Sunday’s official availability decision.
Chase remains a player whose role warrants patience with maintenance reporting. Managers should respond to a documented setback if one occurs, rather than assuming either a setback or a complete recovery from a single practice sighting.
Friday’s report should clarify Chase’s remaining availability question.
