Bengals star Ja'Marr Chase says his father used to lather him with baby oil to help him slip past defenders

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Two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase has a reputation for slipping past defenders attempting to tackle him.

This week, Chase revealed a slippery substance helped him succeed. 

"[My dad] just said, ‘Come here,'" Chase told The Athletic about what his father would say to him before games when he was a child. 

"Then, he rubbed hella baby oil on me."

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JaMarr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates against the Tennessee Titans during the first quarter at Nissan Stadium Oct. 1, 2023, in Nashville. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The Cincinnati Bengals star seemed to suggest the baby oil application had become somewhat of a pregame ritual during his youth football days. 

"He used to do it almost every game," Chase said. "Then he told me don’t touch myself."

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Chase eventually stopped lathering up in baby oil, but the tactic seems to have helped him develop.

Ja'Marr Chase (1) of the Cincinnati Bengals carries the ball against Greg Newsome II (0) of the Cleveland Browns during the first half at Cleveland Browns Stadium Sept. 10, 2023, in Cleveland. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

"Just putting it in my head that I’m not going to get tackled," Chase said. "I thought and believed it. Him telling me they are not going to tackle you because you have baby oil on you. They are going to slip off you. Something like that sits in the back of your mind and lets you know you aren’t getting tackled."

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