Shannon Sharpe did not hold back in his criticism of Ja’Marr Chase’s behavior.The retired NFL Hall of Famer went on a furious rant on his Nightcap podcast after Bengals wide receiver Chase was caught spitting towards Steelers’ cornerback Jalen Ramsey during Pittsburgh’s 34-12 win over Cincinnati at the weekend.Footage emerged of Chase clearly spitting on RamseyChase and Ramsey got into a confrontation in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game. After exchanging words, the Bengals wideout spat on the defensive back.The act prompted Ramsey to grab Chase by his face mask and punch him, which resulted in his ejection.The league announced on Monday that Chase will be suspended for one game.Before the NFL announced their punishment, Sharpe weighed in on the incident and slammed Chase for his behaviour.“That is the lowest thing you can do,” Sharpe said. “Ocho, he (Chase) spit on that man, and he lied. And Jalen Ramsey said, ‘he spit on me.’ So it’s up after that. F football, after that point.”“Do you know how disrespectful, how degrading that is as a Black man. Chase, you know the history in Louisiana, in the south.“That’s what they used to do to your grandpa, your great grandpa, your great grandma when they was trying to integrate the schools. Come on, Chase! We gotta be better than that.“We can’t do that to each other. I get it. Yeah, we get upset, yeah, we get angry. But come on, we gotta do better than that when it comes to each other.”Chase denied spitting on Ramsey, but footage later emerged of the $161 million receiver doing exactly that. Shannon Sharpe blasted Chase for his behaviour in a furious rantGETTYRamsey was ejected after throwing punches at Chase and took several minutes to leave the fieldGettySuper Bowl power rankings after Week 11After Sunday’s loss, the Bengals are now 3-7 for the season as they continue to struggle without Joe Burrow. It leaves the franchise 23rd on talkSPORT’s power rankings.Meanwhile, the Steelers stay above .500 with their 6-4 winning record, but are just 17th on the list.Find out who sits top of talkSPORT’s Super Bowl power rankings after Week 11 by clicking HERE!“I ain’t ever opened my mouth to that guy,” Chase told reporters. “I didn’t spit on nobody.”Ramsey cut a furious figure after the game and was confident that the cameras would pick up Chase spitting on him.“He spit on me,” Ramsey said. “I don’t give a f*** about football after that, respectfully.“They’ve got 100 cameras out there. They can investigate. They can see everything. “They should be able to pull it up and see that he spit and it’s whatever after that, to be honest. I was still a little too nice if I’m keeping it honest with you.”Chase will appeal the suspension According to ESPN, Chase will appeal the one-game suspension handed to him by the NFL.Not long after Chase denied spitting on Ramsey, clear footage emerged of him doing soGettyShould the ban be upheld, he will miss the Bengals’ upcoming game against the New England Patriots in Week 12.The suspension will force Chase to forego his weekly paycheck of $448,333, along with a $58,823 per-game active bonus.Bengals head coach Zac Taylor disapproved of his player’s actions.“Obviously, what happened is crossing the line, and we can’t have that,” Taylor said. “I know he’ll own up to that.This is not the first spitting incident in the NFL this season.Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected before a single snap of the new season after he spat on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in Week 1.Stay up to date with the latest from the NFL across all platforms – follow our dedicated talkSPORT USA Facebook page and subscribe to our talkSPORT USA YouTube channel for all the news, exclusives, interviews and more.