Ex-Steelers WR Chase Claypool Signs With AFC Foe: Report

Getty CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones reported former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool signed a 1-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers second-round pick Chase Claypool is seeking another fresh NFL start. He will get it with the Buffalo Bills.

CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones reported on May 3 that Claypool has signed a 1-year contract with the Bills.

Buffalo will be Claypool’s third new team since the Steelers traded him to the Chicago Bears for a second-round selection at the 2022 NFL trade deadline. Claypool played 10 games for the Bears from 2022-23 and then finished the 2023 season with the Miami Dolphins.

Claypool had an outstanding rookie season in 2020 after the Steelers drafted him at No. 49 overall in the second round. He posted 62 catches for 873 yards and 9 touchdowns in 2020. He also had 2 rushing touchdowns, one of which came in the same contest where he had 3 receiving scores.

With four trips to the end zone during Week 5 in 2020, Claypool became Pittsburgh’s first rookie with that many touchdowns in a single game since Roy Jefferson in 1968.

But Claypool scored just 2 touchdowns in the entire 2021 season. Then he became an afterthought in the Steelers offense after Ben Roethlisberger retired.

Claypool posted 18 catches, 191 receiving yards and 1 touchdown with the Bears. He had just 4 receptions and 26 receiving yards over 9 contests in Miami.