In his waning years at LSU, Les Miles’ expertise analysis might need been only a bit off.
Miles, in response to Ja’Marr Chase, advised the star Bengals receiver that he would finally be a cornerback.
“Les Miles advised me I couldn’t play receiver after I was popping out of faculty, in order that was one thing I had on my shoulders arising,” Chase stated Wednesday.
Miles was recruiting Chase, who gave pledges to Kansas and Florida earlier than touchdown in Baton Rouge. A local of Metairie, La., Chase was a four-star receiver in highschool, and finally dedicated to Ed Orgeron at LSU
Miles would have been recruiting him early on within the course of previous to getting fired in 2016.
“Les Miles advised me he thought I may play cornerback, I wasn’t actually in full place at receiver but,” Chase stated. “So I simply stored working at my craft [in the] offseason — waking up early within the mornings to work out. I simply stored targeted.”
In accordance with a narrative in The Athletic from 2019, issues went so far as Miles getting Chase to take part in a drill for cornerbacks. Chase walked out of the drill.
That analysis was, uh, incorrect. Chase grew to become the most effective receiver on a nationwide title-winning LSU crew in 2019, and has attached together with his faculty quarterback, Joe Burrow, for a large rookie season with the Bengals. After 1,455 yards and 13 touchdowns within the common season, Chase has 14 catches for 225 yards within the playoffs headed into Sunday’s AFC title recreation towards the Chiefs.
In the meantime, Miles was fired from teaching Kansas in early 2021 following allegations of misconduct with feminine college students.
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