EAGAN, Minn. — Ja'Marr Chase was asked this week if he felt emboldened enough to use Justin Jefferson's signature touchdown celebration should he score for Cincinnati in Minnesota's stadium, and the Bengals star had no hesitation in stating his desire to taunt his Vikings counterpart.

“If he doesn't want me to do it,” Chase said, “then I'm going to do it now purposely.”

Jefferson introduced the NFL to “The Griddy” as a rookie in 2020, the leg-hopping, arm-swinging, eye-circling dance he does as an ode to his home state. Chase actually picked it up first from a childhood friend and showed it to Jefferson and the rest of the team when they were together at LSU.

Now they're friendly rivals of sorts, jockeying for unofficial position as the league's best pass-catcher. Their teams will mee

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