{"id":205940,"date":"2025-07-14T08:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T08:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/205940\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T08:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T08:13:10","slug":"browns-denzel-ward-earns-best-honor-from-jamarr-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/205940\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns\u2019 Denzel Ward earns \u2018best\u2019 honor from Ja\u2019Marr Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Browns\u2019 Denzel Ward earns \u2018best\u2019 honor from Ja\u2019Marr Chase<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After showing promise in 2023, the Cleveland Browns<\/a> were sent crashing back to earth the following year and missed the playoffs for the third time in four seasons.<\/p>\n

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The Browns finished with a woeful record of 3-14<\/a> in another forgettable campaign.<\/p>\n

But as they say, there\u2019s always a silver lining<\/a>. For the Browns, it\u2019s the solid play of cornerback Denzel Ward<\/a>. He finished with 49 combined tackles, a league-leading and career-high 19 pass deflections, two interceptions, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.<\/p>\n

He was one of the few bright spots in the pedestrian defense of the Browns, who allowed 342.1 yards per outing.<\/p>\n

Even Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> wide receiver Ja\u2019Marr Chase has taken notice. He was generous in complimenting Ward<\/a> when asked about the toughest cornerback he\u2019s played against.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s easy. I mean, Denzel,\u201d said Chase on \u201cThe Sitdown w\/ Malik Wright.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s twice a year. It\u2019s one-on-one majority of the time. He has great feet. He knows leverage, he knows splits. He\u2019s one of the best I like playing (against).\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s high praise coming from the 25-year-old Chase, who achieved the rare triple crown last season after leading the league in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns.<\/p>\n

The numbers don\u2019t lie. According to NFL.com\u2019s Grant Gordon, Chase has faced the 28-year-old Ward five times in his career<\/a>, and the Bengals star\u2019s production dipped a bit<\/a> in those contests.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince Chase joined the league in 2021, he\u2019s played the Browns seven times. Ward has been active for five of those games. In that quintet of contests, Chase has come away with 32 receptions on 51 targets for 359 yards and three touchdowns, according to Pro Football Reference. That\u2019s an average of 6.4 grabs for 71.8 yards per contest. It\u2019s good, but not great, which Chase most assuredly is,\u201d wrote Gordon.<\/p>\n

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Ward was named to his fourth Pro Bowl last season, but he said he has no time to be complacent, stressing that he needs to tally more interceptions.<\/p>\n

Related: More details emerge in Quinshon Judkins battery case after release from jail<\/a><\/p>\n

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