The former second-round pick revealed what ended his 2024 season.
Former Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool announced he’s prepared for an NFL comeback after missing the 2024 season with a torn ligament and tendon in his toe.
Claypool announced the comeback bid in a July 1 Instagram post. He last signed with the Buffalo Bills in May 2024 but was released with an injury settlement in mid-August. Claypool’s post was the first mention of the injury being season-ending.
“It’s been a year since I’ve posted on Instagram, and almost nobody knows what actually happened to me,” wrote Claypool. “Signing with Buffalo was the best thing that could’ve ever happened to me. I was the strongest, fastest, and most prepared I had ever been. I was playing my best football — working my way up from LAST (14th) string to taking first-team reps by camp.”
The Steelers drafted Chase Claypool in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The 6’4, 238-pound receiver ran a 4.42-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. His career got off to a hot start with an 873-yard, nine-touchdown rookie season, followed up by a 860-yard, two-touchdown sophomore campaign.
Pittsburgh traded Claypool to the Chicago Bears in 2022, receiving the second-round pick the team would use to draft cornerback Joey Porter Jr.
However, Claypool’s production drastically slowed with the Bears, with the receiver logging just 77 yards in 2023. That season, he was traded to the Miami Dolphins in a Day 3 pick swap. The next year, he signed with the Bills on a one-year deal.
Still just 26 years old, Claypool is looking to get another chance in the NFL.
He wrote on Instagram: “I am back to being the strongest and fastest I’ve ever been and couldn’t be more excited to step back out on the field and let my actions speak for themselves.”