There are numerous cases in NFL history of incredible athletes who reach the pro level but never realize their potential. Most of the time, this is due to one of two reasons: injuries or a lack of personal drive to be great. The Chicago Bears aren’t strangers to this phenomenon. Several prominent names who never lived up to the hype have come through their doors via draft pick or trade. At the top of that list, at least in the past ten years, has to be wide receiver Chase Claypool.
Chicago sent a 2nd round to the Pittsburgh Steelers for him in 2022. The justification was obvious. Justin Fields desperately needed another weapon. Claypool was big and fast and showed he could be productive early in his career. It was a disaster. He never even eclipsed 200 total receiving yards and was traded after barely a year. Since then, Claypool found himself mustered out of the league. Despite only being 26 years old, teams haven’t been calling. So he took to social media with a message.
It was about what you’d expect from him.
“I have been rehabbing, working out, and recovering every day for the past year. I am back to being the strongest and fastest l’ve ever been and couldn’t be more excited to step back out on the field and let my actions speak for themselves. I deeply and truly believe that the pieces will align, and I will work my way into the position to show off what’s been suppressed these last two years.”
As always, Chase Claypool doesn’t understand accountability.
That last line summed everything up perfectly. He was never the problem in Chicago or Miami. The coaches, systems, and cultures were the issue. If only he’d been used properly, people would see how great he is. Seeing that makes it easier to understand than ever that Chase Claypool is his own worst enemy. He expects everybody else to do the work for him. Talent isn’t the problem. Just look at him, right? Nobody is better than him. He only needs a chance (and a perfect situation) to prove it.
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Such a shock that no other teams are willing to give him one. The wide receiver is toxic. His love of football is lukewarm at best. He merely sees it as an avenue to money and fame. Teams usually catch on to that within a few years and stop believing the talent is worth the risk. Claypool has reached that point.
Chase Claypool will be in camp with a NFL team and I’ll bet on it. Teams don’t listen to Eric Lamberts idea of what he is. The culprit in the Bears issue with Chase Claypool was Ryan Poles for giving away a prime 2nd round pick to add a failed WR from Pittsburgh. Hint, if Mike Tomlin gives up on a player, you don’t pay a high 2nd for him. It’s not complicated. . Pittsburgh drafts and develops all its star players. So it was clear what Claypool was (a bad WR, not Hitler if you read Lambert). Poles is… Read more »
Look at how obvious my self-intended error was. And some fish won’t believe it was done so.
Sorry Chase, you pissed away your career.
Let the piece of crap drown in a cesspool somewhere.
The one thing the Bears didn’t do this off-season was get fleeced by Pittsburg again, Hooray! Claypool had a couple of shots and didn’t even try. The fashion scene flamed out when his NFL stardom flamed out. There might be a WR starved team that gives him a chance during training camp, but it’s one thing to have proved yourself and try to make a comeback, and quite another to be a never has been and make a comeback.