Popular YouTuber Kai Cenat learns who Bengals stars are during Twitch stream
If you keep up with professional football, you're likely familiar with the Cincinnati Bengals' star wide receivers.
However, popular YouTuber and comedic online streamer Kai Cenat surprisingly learned of Bengals pass-catchers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, as well as offensive lineman Cody Ford, during his Twitch stream Tuesday, claiming the players joined it live. It wasn't clear whether the accounts belonged to the players or if other people were using their names.
Cenat was in the middle of thanking people who sent him monetary gifts during his stream when he noticed someone's name sounded a little familiar.
"Ja'Marr Chase with the $100 gift, appreciate it. ... Wait? Ja'Marr Chase sounds like, that sounds like a good name. Who's that?" Cenat said as he Googled the three-time Pro Bowler.
"Ja'Marr! Ja'Marr! If this is you, gift another $100," he joked.
Chase apparently wasn't the only Bengals wide receiver to watch the stream, according to Cenat, as Chase's counterpart, Higgins, also reportedly joined the chat.
"So, Tee Higgins is in the chat right now. So, Tee Higgins is an American professional," he said while reading the wide receiver's biography. "American professional football wide receiver is all I needed to hear. Cincinnati Bengals is all I needed to hear. That's three Cincinnati players. Um, Tee Higgins, if this is you and this is confirmed, can you please go ahead and gift another $100? I'm just asking."
Cenat said Ford was the other Bengals player watching live, and he even invited the streamer to the team's "Sunday Night Football" matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers on Nov. 17, Cenat claimed.
"Now, can you ask the coach if I can stream? Because if you're inviting me, I want to be with the team," he said. "I want to be in the locker room, I want to be everywhere, OK? So, if that's good, ask coach."
Can YouTubers film with NFL teams ahead of games?
It's unclear whether the Bengals would give Cenat the access he requested.
However, in 2023, YouTuber MrBeast led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of the tunnel and onto the field for their divisional matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.
While in Tampa, he visited the team's practice facility, where he lifted weights, attempted to kick a field goal, threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Chris Godwin and video-chatted with former quarterback Tom Brady.