Chase has so much potential and natural talent.. If dude wouldve just humbled himself, taken ownership and accountability, focused on working hard and kept his mouth shut he probably couldve turned things around.. you could have all the talent, potential and god given physical traits in the world but if your ego and character isnt in check it can destroy you.. we've seen that all to often from people at the bottom, all the way up at the highest top and everything in between.. no matter what you do in life if you want to succeed you need a strong foundation and that starts with character..
Football is a lot like boxing. If you can't take a punch you not going do well. There is a lot guys that look like Sugar Ray Lenard in the gym, but they get hit in nose they start to whine and fall apart. Chase does not like to get physical that the problem. Even when being tackled hard it bothers him. It ok not everyone has a high tolerance to pain.
@@gourami7 Notice EPSN never, and I mean never review their scouting reports after the draft after one year..... Even on TH-cam no one reviews how the all the first round draft picks do after one year. Why, because most them all fail.....They stay in the league for a couple of years and fall out of sight.
I’m a Steelers fan and that Vikings game ruined Chase. We were down 0-29 by halftime. We came down to the final minute only down by 8 points….what a bone head move. Lost all our respect, didn’t care about the city, the team, Big Ben, nothing. I’m pleased the Khan Artist traded him for Joey Porter Jr
No Sandro, you could see Chase doesn't have a high tolerance to pain. That's normal by the way. It not that he doesn't care but he not wired to fight through the pain. He just need to go into a profession that's more right for him.
There is phenomenal talent coming into the NFL every year, people would do anything to be given the opportunity to be part of an NFL team. Claypool didn't just have 1 chance, not 2, but 3! And all 3 didn't work out. Good luck to him, but way too much other talent out there that will take advantage of the once in a lifetime opportunity.
As a dolphins fan I’m not sure how I should feel about him. He didn’t exactly do anything horrible on the field but we also barely used him. Not sure if that was McDaniel being stubborn or something claypool did in practice that made McDaniel not use him
Claypool being Canadian is more important than most people realize. CFL teams have to have a minimum of Canadian players on their roster. Having Claypool as a WR would free up an international roster spot. Even if it's unlikely to work, this is a smart move by the Roughriders.
Mike, the Bears traded their own second round pick for Chase Claypool, which ended up being #32* overall (I forgot the Dolphins forfeited their own first). They used the second round pick they got for Smith on a defensive tackle.
As someone who lives in Saskatchewan, I am biased and I like the idea of Chase coming back to Canada. While we on the topic of Canadian in the NFL . . . Nathan Rourke is a flat out baller and New England fans, I hope your team does not squander that talent.
Eh, I don't think I'd like him in Sask. His work ethic isn't there and he'd just take a WR spot for no reason. On the other hand, maybe a change of scenery and less pressure could bring some of his potential out.
I hope college WRs learn from Claypool. Just because you are hyped out coming into the nfl, doesn’t mean anything. You still need to be humble and prove yourself.
Claypool was one of my favorite WR in recent years with the Steelers. Seems a lot of bad apples fall out of Pittsburgh after a few years. JuJu, Brown, Bell, Washington and as far back as Mike Wallace if anyone remembers. What I miss about the Steelers is the franchise type players they used to retain for 5 - 10 seasons. That really made it feel like "your team" every season. Now we are just like any other team making trades and not spending time with the good talent to help them grown professionally and personally. I have been saying for the past two seasons; bring Claypool back. Bring JuJu back and hell, bring Bell back as a way to refresh Harris and Warren. And lets not get into our QB situation... Great video. Puts a lot into perspective. Thanks!
I do agree with you on everything. However, it does seem as the narrator also mentioned that the Steelers org tends to be able to squeeze all the juice out of the players before releasing or trading them. If we know it and see it, the players do too. I think psychologically, they know they’re done too once they leave the burg. I can’t name 3 players who have left the Steelers within the past 10 years who went on to become pro-bowlers or MVPs. Idk what bringing back those older players would do to the culture of the team. Might not be worth it..? Corrupt minds can change the interior of any org.
As a Canadian, the fact that Mike referenced the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the CFL is honestly craazy Tbh, I didn’t even think Americans knew that the CFL existed 💀💀
As a Steeler fan I loved Chase in his rookie year. I actually thought about getting his jersey. Then he was traded.....At first I was like wtf? Then it hit me...Its the Steelers somethings wrong with him time to move on.
The bills just picked him up, which is what brought me here. Im not too hopeful on the move but im trying to look at it with more of a glass half full prospective. Hopefully he wants to prove all teams wrong for not wanting him & he uses it as the motivation he needs although he had no shortness of that prior to this..... but we'll see. Go Bills
I’m a Chicago fan my favorite college team is Notre Dame Claypool was fucking phenomenal with the fighting Irish to see him go from greatness to garbage because of a mental state. It’s sad bro it’s sad wasted talent wasted fucking talent. He’s he’s washed his wash he’s done.
Since the Dolphins are talking with Boyd (who may have an opportunity to go to Buffalo) and OBJ, resigning Barrios and Cracraft, I dont think he stays unless he is on a min contract. I think he's had a good wake up call and has the size and skill to be talented, but I think he needs a reset at this point as his head isn't in the game especially with the influence he allowed to affect him early on in his career.
Chiefs should bring him in for preseason, and just tell him, do what we say and how we say or goodbye. Ask Toney how it works. Bring him in for basically nothing let him compete for a job, if he sucks good bye, if he does what he is told its the best chance to revive your career.
NATHAN ROURKE as QB2 in NE this year hopefully happens. ROURKE is a LIVING LEGEND for what he did on 1 year starting as a QB in the CFL. Produced like FLUTIE plus he had a 79% completion percentage.
If I'm KC I sign him to a 1 year prove it deal, especially in light of what's happening with RR. Hey, If playing with one of the best to ever do it doesn't motivate u, then nothing will.
idk if its just me but i have this video at 100% on youtube and my headphones dudes so quite then video clips play and im blown into a new year from the sound coming from my headphones. raise your audio lol
Imo, I think the Buccaneers should throw him a small contract. Let him sit behind a more serious WR room, let him learn and develop from Evans and Godwin.
Wait this is actually so true, he was at the spot where the ball should be marked down, there were no refs around so like they couldn’t have marked the ball down any ways. There was still a few seconds before the ref got to him so he actually has time to celebrate lmao. The teammate ripping the ball out of his hands is what is actually horrible
I’m a Pittsburgh fan and I can say that I get very depressed thinking about what could’ve been if we hadn’t lost Shazier, then le’veon then AB (worst case of cute ever seen) then not signing juju for whatever reason then chase claypool not having a true champion attitude and subsequently getting himself sent to the Chicago wasteland sends me into deep depressive episodes
As a Fin Fan, I really wanted to see him bounce back. Thought he'd be a great redzone weapon. I don't think he got many opportunities. I'd give him another year but Miami is looking for a WR3.
It's a story of what happens when you achieve your dreams. He set a goal to make it to the NFL and then it stopped. He achieved his goal now he's lost.
Pittsburgh has a nose for sniffing out a player's focus and dedication. I think AB was tolerated the longest. But the steelers will pull the trigger very quickly when they sense you're lax on the team, not matter what the percieved potential may be. They haven't been wrong yet!
Chase got cocky due to his two seasons with Big Ben that had him some good numbers. Told everyone, he was the 3rd best receiver in the league in 2020-2021. Guess he was wrong...
Thrilled Kan man got Joey Porter Jr for this guy. Was the start of a great era for him as our GM. An absolute fleece of a steal. I agree the Vikings game ruined him in my eyes. Dude got an ego off that one eagles game with like 4 TDs and it’s been downhill ever since.
He just doesn’t love ball. He wasn’t driven enough to play for his own legacy and he wasn’t driven enough to create generational wealth for his family. I think he was a combination of a guy from a relatively well off family who happened to be really talented as a WR. He used that talent to coast by until he got to the league. When that wasn’t enough anymore and it came time to dig deeper, he didn’t have anything else to draw motivation from. No shame in that either, I just wish he would’ve been more transparent about football being more of a hobby for him rather than a career or a lifestyle
Poles got fleeced and very few Bears fans admit it. I'm one who ain't afraid to face the facts. Our off season had so much promise. Now we don't know what to expect in the draft.
This is the guy who a year ago said he thought he was the best WR in football. Ton's of talent wasted on a player who didn't put forth the effort to be all he could be.
Just another example of, one of those people who have all the talent in the world but if you don't have a good work ethic, it only takes you so far in life.
I have to agree/hate; the steelers are very savy with the WR picks hell i can't remember the last time they brought in a Big Time WR in FA. They always have good/great draft selections sometimes they aren't superstars like the Bengals always manage to have but they have consistent WR especially at the 2.
I went to school with him in Abbotsford he was a beast I don’t know how it’s flipped so hard in the other direction he was good in college the first few years in the nfl he was good then boom I don’t know
No way it benefits him to just hang out in Miami. The Dolphins will bring up someone on their practice squad before re-signing a guy who only got them 4 receptions last year. Btw, he could still join a UFL team. There were a couple of players who joined the XFL midseason last year. His best chance is to either play in the UFL or CFL - light it up in one of those leagues, proving you still have the ability to run routes and makes some great catches. Then MAYBE a team will give him a chance to compete for a roster spot in 2025.
He also dropped a TD that cost them a game, or at a minimum helped cost them a game. Dolphins don't need or want him, particularly after their draft and signing OBJ.
Let me say a few things because I know what I am talking about when it comes to the CFL. First of all, this a life saver for Chase Claypool. He clearly was an immature unfocused football player. Tell me you were never immature and unfocused. He is Canadian. The CFL loves home country players and will make it easy for the Roughriders to bring Chase Claypool in for a "look see." This is not a pathetic last ditch dark hole in space but rather the oldest sports league in existence. NFL great Doug Flutie resurrected his career after losing out to Jim McMahon in the CFL and came back to play in Buffalo and San Diego. QB 49er Jeff Garcia played in the CFL to play in the NFL. Warren Moon played in the CFL to go on to play in the NFL. Bud Grant coached in the CFL. Marc Trestman coached a Grey Cup winning three Grey Cups (CFL Super Bowl). The best thing that could happen to Claypool os to mature and get serious and go to the CFL to prove he means business.
How many WRs really help out in run blocking? There’s a long list of receivers that do not. That said, Claypool is a headcase, maybe some team will bring him to camp
The Steelers took that second round pic they got for Chase and acquired home town star cornerback Joey Porter Jr. Not done, Omar Kahn looped around the next year to take Justin Fields for pennies. Fields is Expected to play backup for Russel Willson.and develop for the year. The Steelers ate Chicago's lunch, and dinner.
He’s not a man he’s a kid, has no maturity. I played ball with kids that grew up with him, he’s more focused on social media and entertaining friends than training - and this is coming from seeing it from inside his circle. Kid played himself out of the league. Not even surprised, I literally called it. Kids a scrub
Chase has so much potential and natural talent.. If dude wouldve just humbled himself, taken ownership and accountability, focused on working hard and kept his mouth shut he probably couldve turned things around.. you could have all the talent, potential and god given physical traits in the world but if your ego and character isnt in check it can destroy you.. we've seen that all to often from people at the bottom, all the way up at the highest top and everything in between.. no matter what you do in life if you want to succeed you need a strong foundation and that starts with character..
Football is a lot like boxing. If you can't take a punch you not going do well. There is a lot guys that look like Sugar Ray Lenard in the gym, but they get hit in nose they start to whine and fall apart. Chase does not like to get physical that the problem. Even when being tackled hard it bothers him. It ok not everyone has a high tolerance to pain.
He a light skinned Canadian, their all cry babies 😂
@@mandarinandthetenrings2201You can barely be an NFL player if you can't take punishment...
@@gourami7 Yes, but haven't you notice a lot of pick in the NFL draft don't pan out.
@@gourami7 Notice EPSN never, and I mean never review their scouting reports after the draft after one year..... Even on TH-cam no one reviews how the all the first round draft picks do after one year. Why, because most them all fail.....They stay in the league for a couple of years and fall out of sight.
Why I thought that was wingstop behind him for a sec 😭💀
🤣🤣
What's your go-to at Wingstop?
FSE😂😆🤣
Same, we some fata22es
No idea
I’m a Steelers fan and that Vikings game ruined Chase. We were down 0-29 by halftime. We came down to the final minute only down by 8 points….what a bone head move. Lost all our respect, didn’t care about the city, the team, Big Ben, nothing. I’m pleased the Khan Artist traded him for Joey Porter Jr
I mean to be fair they shouldn’t have went down 29-0 lol
No Sandro, you could see Chase doesn't have a high tolerance to pain. That's normal by the way. It not that he doesn't care but he not wired to fight through the pain. He just need to go into a profession that's more right for him.
I mean, technically we didn't trade him for jpj. We traded him for thier draft pick, which in return was jpj
Don't know why LeVeon, Antonio, and Chase quit on Big Ben. BB was a winner.
@@encinobalboa You spelled "rapist" wrong.
There is phenomenal talent coming into the NFL every year, people would do anything to be given the opportunity to be part of an NFL team. Claypool didn't just have 1 chance, not 2, but 3! And all 3 didn't work out. Good luck to him, but way too much other talent out there that will take advantage of the once in a lifetime opportunity.
250+ rookies each year means 250 vets are unemployed.
@@DSW246definitely not how it works!
As a dolphins fan I’m not sure how I should feel about him. He didn’t exactly do anything horrible on the field but we also barely used him. Not sure if that was McDaniel being stubborn or something claypool did in practice that made McDaniel not use him
@@idawg7332Probably didn't trust or believe in him
Especially at wide receiver. We got at least a dozen rookies that could be day one-ish starters.
Claypool being Canadian is more important than most people realize. CFL teams have to have a minimum of Canadian players on their roster. Having Claypool as a WR would free up an international roster spot. Even if it's unlikely to work, this is a smart move by the Roughriders.
Did it to himself. Just like most busts they did it to themselves. Life is All about how YOU react to what it throws at you.
I saw his head get big as all outdoors after just his first 3-4 NFL games.
Mike, the Bears traded their own second round pick for Chase Claypool, which ended up being #32* overall (I forgot the Dolphins forfeited their own first). They used the second round pick they got for Smith on a defensive tackle.
Claypool is now Joey Porter Jr 🔥
The steelers wr draft game is insane. Banger after banger forever
As someone who lives in Saskatchewan, I am biased and I like the idea of Chase coming back to Canada.
While we on the topic of Canadian in the NFL . . . Nathan Rourke is a flat out baller and New England fans, I hope your team does not squander that talent.
Moose Jaw !
Eh, I don't think I'd like him in Sask. His work ethic isn't there and he'd just take a WR spot for no reason. On the other hand, maybe a change of scenery and less pressure could bring some of his potential out.
Money is peanuts in the CFL. Maybe that would be the ego buster he needs.
you should do a mock draft
Too many WR think they can’t be replaced. There’s very few guys in the NFL that can’t be replaced in the matter of one draft. Most are QB’s.
I hope college WRs learn from Claypool. Just because you are hyped out coming into the nfl, doesn’t mean anything. You still need to be humble and prove yourself.
Claypool was one of my favorite WR in recent years with the Steelers. Seems a lot of bad apples fall out of Pittsburgh after a few years. JuJu, Brown, Bell, Washington and as far back as Mike Wallace if anyone remembers. What I miss about the Steelers is the franchise type players they used to retain for 5 - 10 seasons. That really made it feel like "your team" every season. Now we are just like any other team making trades and not spending time with the good talent to help them grown professionally and personally. I have been saying for the past two seasons; bring Claypool back. Bring JuJu back and hell, bring Bell back as a way to refresh Harris and Warren. And lets not get into our QB situation...
Great video. Puts a lot into perspective. Thanks!
I do agree with you on everything. However, it does seem as the narrator also mentioned that the Steelers org tends to be able to squeeze all the juice out of the players before releasing or trading them. If we know it and see it, the players do too. I think psychologically, they know they’re done too once they leave the burg. I can’t name 3 players who have left the Steelers within the past 10 years who went on to become pro-bowlers or MVPs. Idk what bringing back those older players would do to the culture of the team. Might not be worth it..? Corrupt minds can change the interior of any org.
Cam Heyward has been with the team for a decade .
For sure. No questions there. He is one of the last standing.
That's because that organization, and that HC do not deal with this kind of crap.
Ultimate Bears fleecing!!! Next fleece was JF1. We got double fleeced!!!
I was just watching Rubin Foster in the UFL, its crazy to see the fall. At least they can still play football!!!
Chase's biggest mistake was thinking JuJu was someone he should be hanging out with and watching how he carries himself as a professional athlete....
lol I was waiting for someone to comment this truth. 😂
It was better than him learning to be a diva from AB 🤷🏽♂️
@@Relaxjit AB was the hardest worker when it came to football JuJu was more focused on his tik toks
@@BartBasquiato it takes 5 seconds to do a tiktok and we went 11-0 with the tik toks that shit wasn't the problem
@@Relaxjit he wasn't the reason we went 11-0 dude was going for 2 catches 14yrds a game
Damn….. dude got a bag and fucked off
I think he was on rookie scale the whole time, so not really cashing in. He blew it.
Should’ve just gotten a much larger bag.
Soon as claypool said he thought he was top 3 he has fallen bad man got keep humble yall
Exhibit A of why scouting isn't just talent and skill evaluation. You have to be able to evaluate the person too.
I loved watching him at Notre Dame! However, it seems that he turned into a head case which is unfortunate.
Something in that Pittsburgh water
I loved Chase when we first drafted him. Had a killer first year!! ... then he went on to completely ruin himself. 🤦🏾♀️
Unchecked ego will always hold you back.
As a Canadian, the fact that Mike referenced the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the CFL is honestly craazy
Tbh, I didn’t even think Americans knew that the CFL existed 💀💀
Oh we're aware I was watch some CFL last szn
@@Yeetly No way fr!?
Ego & immaturity are not good traits in the NFL. You become lazy & big mouthed and you’re done. See Chase Young.
CLAYPOOL is the perfect slotback for the CFL (Slot Reciever) plus he is a NON-IMPORT which is very nice.
Shoutout to Mike for getting his entire intro under a minute. I’m so sick of other TH-camrs releasing 30 minute videos with 15 minutes of content
As a Steeler fan I loved Chase in his rookie year. I actually thought about getting his jersey. Then he was traded.....At first I was like wtf? Then it hit me...Its the Steelers somethings wrong with him time to move on.
Big Ben makes receivers look good. Even crazy ones.
CFL would be pretty hype ngl, I'm from Saskatchewan so if he came that'd be hype
The bills just picked him up, which is what brought me here. Im not too hopeful on the move but im trying to look at it with more of a glass half full prospective. Hopefully he wants to prove all teams wrong for not wanting him & he uses it as the motivation he needs although he had no shortness of that prior to this..... but we'll see. Go Bills
As a bears fan, We want our 2nd round pick back in exchange for a bag of peanuts.
I’m a Chicago fan my favorite college team is Notre Dame Claypool was fucking phenomenal with the fighting Irish to see him go from greatness to garbage because of a mental state. It’s sad bro it’s sad wasted talent wasted fucking talent. He’s he’s washed his wash he’s done.
Pittsburgh knows when to get rid of players, especially WRs.
Steelers have been unbelievably gifted at developing and getting rid of WRs when it's time under Mike Tomlin
First, hi, love your video, Mike, and keep up the great work. You are awesome, and he could of been a good WR
Steelers seem to be a magnet for receivers w million $ talent and 5cent heads
Since the Dolphins are talking with Boyd (who may have an opportunity to go to Buffalo) and OBJ, resigning Barrios and Cracraft, I dont think he stays unless he is on a min contract. I think he's had a good wake up call and has the size and skill to be talented, but I think he needs a reset at this point as his head isn't in the game especially with the influence he allowed to affect him early on in his career.
He got my boy Field traded. For a second rounder so he basically got Justin fired.
Chiefs should bring him in for preseason, and just tell him, do what we say and how we say or goodbye. Ask Toney how it works. Bring him in for basically nothing let him compete for a job, if he sucks good bye, if he does what he is told its the best chance to revive your career.
Agree
@8:34 The UFL is started, so no chance there ... WHY?>????? Jesus, the UFL wont take a flyer on the guy? ... smdh
NATHAN ROURKE as QB2 in NE this year hopefully happens.
ROURKE is a LIVING LEGEND for what he did on 1 year starting as a QB in the CFL.
Produced like FLUTIE plus he had a 79% completion percentage.
Having Big Ben throwing to him helped quite a bit!
9:28 TF you talking about going home? He's from BC not Sask!
It's almost crazy how much hype these dudes get off 1 year and peeps still do it today
Definitely dont wanna see him on the riders as a bombers fan
Yo Mike! You need to talk about Bob Myers joining the Washington Commanders bro!
Buffalo should pay him the league minimum and he should take it and turn his career around
As Bears fan I still hate that trade, giving up the 32nd for diva that has talent but has nothing to show for
If I'm KC I sign him to a 1 year prove it deal, especially in light of what's happening with RR. Hey, If playing with one of the best to ever do it doesn't motivate u, then nothing will.
He’s a Bill now, so he will get to play with one of the best to ever do it
This guy was special I remember when he cooked my Eagles his rookie year for 4 Tds. What a shame.
KC is going to need a WR soon
With CC its not the mistakes its the lack of effort. people drop passes, people make mistakes but the lack of effort followed him to the Dolphins.
He should go to Atlanta, Cousins will get him right.
Hey Microphone can you please do CFL and WNBA content on your channels?
that 2nd round pick brought the steelers Joey porter jr. thanks chicago!
idk if its just me but i have this video at 100% on youtube and my headphones dudes so quite then video clips play and im blown into a new year from the sound coming from my headphones. raise your audio lol
Imo, I think the Buccaneers should throw him a small contract. Let him sit behind a more serious WR room, let him learn and develop from Evans and Godwin.
Wait this is actually so true, he was at the spot where the ball should be marked down, there were no refs around so like they couldn’t have marked the ball down any ways. There was still a few seconds before the ref got to him so he actually has time to celebrate lmao. The teammate ripping the ball out of his hands is what is actually horrible
Peanuts on the dollar is crazy work! 🤣🤣
Best place for a player like that is to just stay home! You blew it dude!😂😂😂😂
I’m a Pittsburgh fan and I can say that I get very depressed thinking about what could’ve been if we hadn’t lost Shazier, then le’veon then AB (worst case of cute ever seen) then not signing juju for whatever reason then chase claypool not having a true champion attitude and subsequently getting himself sent to the Chicago wasteland sends me into deep depressive episodes
As a browns fan how you think we feel about Johnny manziel 🙄🙄🙄🙄🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
And many more I can think of as a browns fan
As a Fin Fan, I really wanted to see him bounce back. Thought he'd be a great redzone weapon. I don't think he got many opportunities. I'd give him another year but Miami is looking for a WR3.
It's a story of what happens when you achieve your dreams. He set a goal to make it to the NFL and then it stopped. He achieved his goal now he's lost.
He has to start blocking even the Dolphins won't taking him back if he doesn't block.
He needs to play TE like he did in Notre Dame and hope the NY Giants or the Texans 🤘🏼 sign him
A tight end that can't and won't block, great idea. Sounds like a perfect fit for the Giants.
Because of rashee the chiefs should sign him for depth or something
Clearly lacks blocking tech not just effort. Student mentality is key
Pittsburgh has a nose for sniffing out a player's focus and dedication. I think AB was tolerated the longest. But the steelers will pull the trigger very quickly when they sense you're lax on the team, not matter what the percieved potential may be. They haven't been wrong yet!
But they kept big Ben the gRAPIST. 😂😂😂
AB was some kind of brain damage. He wasn't like that when got into the league.
@@kendo7964 It's within the NFL's policy toallow 1 r@pe per player. But NO MORE than 1! 😇. Same rule applies for murder too.😄
So much for the self proclaimed top 5 WR in the NFL.
We finally found something more demoralizing than the XFL backdrop
Shoulda switched to TE with Miami that wooulda been insane
How is Mike's main channel losing to his basketball channel ? :(
Chase got cocky due to his two seasons with Big Ben that had him some good numbers. Told everyone, he was the 3rd best receiver in the league in 2020-2021. Guess he was wrong...
Thrilled Kan man got Joey Porter Jr for this guy. Was the start of a great era for him as our GM. An absolute fleece of a steal.
I agree the Vikings game ruined him in my eyes. Dude got an ego off that one eagles game with like 4 TDs and it’s been downhill ever since.
He just doesn’t love ball. He wasn’t driven enough to play for his own legacy and he wasn’t driven enough to create generational wealth for his family. I think he was a combination of a guy from a relatively well off family who happened to be really talented as a WR. He used that talent to coast by until he got to the league. When that wasn’t enough anymore and it came time to dig deeper, he didn’t have anything else to draw motivation from.
No shame in that either, I just wish he would’ve been more transparent about football being more of a hobby for him rather than a career or a lifestyle
Attitude can overcome talent.
Poles got fleeced and very few Bears fans admit it. I'm one who ain't afraid to face the facts. Our off season had so much promise. Now we don't know what to expect in the draft.
This is the guy who a year ago said he thought he was the best WR in football. Ton's of talent wasted on a player who didn't put forth the effort to be all he could be.
Maybe the CFL is the best place for him . . . until they tire of him too!
Just another example of, one of those people who have all the talent in the world but if you don't have a good work ethic, it only takes you so far in life.
I have to agree/hate; the steelers are very savy with the WR picks hell i can't remember the last time they brought in a Big Time WR in FA. They always have good/great draft selections sometimes they aren't superstars like the Bengals always manage to have but they have consistent WR especially at the 2.
I went to school with him in Abbotsford he was a beast I don’t know how it’s flipped so hard in the other direction he was good in college the first few years in the nfl he was good then boom I don’t know
Just shows how great of a QB Big Ben was too!
I don't wanna see a single roughriders fan bragging
Banished Tae to the Panthers 💀💀
No way it benefits him to just hang out in Miami. The Dolphins will bring up someone on their practice squad before re-signing a guy who only got them 4 receptions last year. Btw, he could still join a UFL team. There were a couple of players who joined the XFL midseason last year. His best chance is to either play in the UFL or CFL - light it up in one of those leagues, proving you still have the ability to run routes and makes some great catches. Then MAYBE a team will give him a chance to compete for a roster spot in 2025.
He also dropped a TD that cost them a game, or at a minimum helped cost them a game. Dolphins don't need or want him, particularly after their draft and signing OBJ.
Let me say a few things because I know what I am talking about when it comes to the CFL. First of all, this a life saver for Chase Claypool. He clearly was an immature unfocused football player. Tell me you were never immature and unfocused. He is Canadian. The CFL loves home country players and will make it easy for the Roughriders to bring Chase Claypool in for a "look see." This is not a pathetic last ditch dark hole in space but rather the oldest sports league in existence. NFL great Doug Flutie resurrected his career after losing out to Jim McMahon in the CFL and came back to play in Buffalo and San Diego. QB 49er Jeff Garcia played in the CFL to play in the NFL. Warren Moon played in the CFL to go on to play in the NFL. Bud Grant coached in the CFL. Marc Trestman coached a Grey Cup winning three Grey Cups (CFL Super Bowl). The best thing that could happen to Claypool os to mature and get serious and go to the CFL to prove he means business.
Miamis not resigning him. That ship has sailed.
I miss seeing Big Ben slinging that ball around
I’m in Saskatchewan I hope he signs with Saskatchewan Roughriders
Dark Souls baby! ❤
How many WRs really help out in run blocking? There’s a long list of receivers that do not. That said, Claypool is a headcase, maybe some team will bring him to camp
230+ pounds he could do something, Steelers had a pretty tough wr not so long ago..
The Steelers took that second round pic they got for Chase and acquired home town star cornerback Joey Porter Jr. Not done, Omar Kahn looped around the next year to take Justin Fields for pennies. Fields is Expected to play backup for Russel Willson.and develop for the year.
The Steelers ate Chicago's lunch, and dinner.
Dude should play in the indoor football league
He should go see if the 49ers would take a flyer on him.
I could TOTALLY see the Texans trying to sign him. 😁
They've just signed Diggs, who's a diva...don't think they need 2 divas!
I remember wishing GB would pick him up... so glad it didn't happen. Dude could be a stud
I forgot he even existed
Ryan Poles gets played by the steelers twice , Claypool-Fields!
He’s not a man he’s a kid, has no maturity. I played ball with kids that grew up with him, he’s more focused on social media and entertaining friends than training - and this is coming from seeing it from inside his circle. Kid played himself out of the league. Not even surprised, I literally called it. Kids a scrub