NFL insider drops shocking Chase Claypool commerce replace
Chase Claypool commerce rumors have been far and wide this yr, and with the deadline approaching a line has been drawn within the sand.
After weeks of more and more wild rumors, the NFL commerce deadline is sort of right here. It appears like these anticipating a baseball-style fireworks present on the deadline can be sorely disillusioned, although.
Nothing encapsulates the fervor of attractive commerce deadline rumors failing to translate into something greater than the Chase Claypool drama.
After a sluggish begin to the season, the Steelers younger star receiver was tossed into commerce rumors and the wind from that mill carried his title all throughout the NFL. At factors this month he was linked to the Inexperienced Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, however it seems that regardless of the entire hullabaloo a couple of potential Chase Claypool deal, nothing goes to occur.
In accordance with NFL Community’s trio of insiders — Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelisserio, and Mike Garafolo — the Steelers are not expected to reach a deal that sends Claypool out of Pittsburgh earlier than the deadline passes on Tuesday.
The Steelers receiver has been the topic of commerce talks for weeks, however barring a dramatic change, it doesn’t seem he’s going wherever, sources say.
That is a direct bummer for the Inexperienced Bay Packers, who’ve been not solely available in the market for a receiver however have been particularly tied to Claypool. With the Steelers now seemingly unwilling to deal him, Inexperienced Bay should shift its focus to Brandin Cooks.
Past the letdown of the countless commerce rumors amounting to nothing greater than scorching air, the Steelers not buying and selling Claypool makes a ton of sense.
Followers may be pissed off with Claypool, however the offensive tide has modified in Pittsburgh. The Claypool rumors kicked up whereas Mitchell Trubisky was nonetheless the Steelers beginning quarterback, however Kenny Pickett has since taken over.
With Pickett main the offense for the foreseeable future — and for the Steelers hopefully for a few years to return — retaining a weapon like Claypool makes extra sense than buying and selling him for draft capital.
If there’s a staff that has traditionally drafted effectively regardless of the place it’s selecting, it’s the Steelers. Claypool’s return possible wouldn’t have sufficient worth to offset taking him out of Pickett’s offense — not less than not earlier than seeing whether or not or not he’s a chunk that matches.
