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What type of receiver is Chase Claypool? ›

Chase Claypool (born July 7, 1998) is a Canadian American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL).

He recorded a 40.5-inch vertical leap, a 10-foot, six-inch broad jump and 19 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press.

Chase Claypool has scored 15 total touchdowns in his career.

Chase Claypool signed a 4 Years, $6,616,625 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers on July 24, 2020. The contract runs through the 2023 season and has an average annual value of $1,654,156. It also came with a $2,372,092 signing bonus and $3,282,848 guaranteed. Claypool was represented by Athletes First in negotiations.

Rob Gronkowski -Gronk bench pressed 225 lbs 23 times at the #NFLCombine. That's the equivalent of 18 10-pound cats + the bar.

In terms of records, Justin Ernest holds the top spot with an impressive 51 reps, a feat achieved at the NFL Scouting Combine in 1999. Following closely are Stephen Paea with 49 reps and others.

Claypool's issues stem beyond his lack of on-field production, which amounted to 18 catches for 191 yards and one touchdown in 10 games. There were some internal issues, including Claypool being difficult in meetings and coaches had trouble getting him to buy into his role on offense, as reported by NBC Sports Chicago.

Chase Claypool trade details

The Bears sent the first pick in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft to the Steelers for Chase Claypool. The Steelers would then draft cornerback Joey Porter Jr., son of Pittsburgh great Joey Porter, with that pick.

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A true size/speed specimen. Claypool comes in at a hulking 6-foot-4, 238-pounds but boasts elite speed with an 88th-percentile 40 time dash (4.42) and 100th-percentile Speed Score (129.8).

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said the team wasn't necessarily looking for receiver help but thought Claypool, who is the type of fast player that McDaniel likes, could make them better. “For us it felt like a situation where there might be a role to carve out for him,” McDaniel said Friday.

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– The Miami Dolphins announced that they have agreed to terms on a trade with the Chicago Bears for wide receiver Chase Claypool and a 2025 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick, pending a physical. Claypool is in his fourth NFL season and has played in 49 games with 32 starts.

Cedarian DeLeon "CeeDee" Lamb (born April 8, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).

With the addition of Scotty Miller, the Steelers have a group of wideouts who probably aren't starters in 2024. That group consists of Miller, Calvin Austin, Van Jefferson and Quez Watkins - then the rest of the mix like Denzel Mims and Dez Fitzpatrick. All of whom are behind Pickens and rookie Roman Wilson.

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