Chase Claypool has been liberated. No longer will he have to play for an offense led by a shaky young quarterback protected by a cheesecloth line. Instead, he gets to play for —
OK wait hold on.
The third-year wideout is on the move after being traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Chicago Bears. He’ll swap out one run-first offense for another, leaving behind Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Matt Canada for Chicago’s Luke Getsy.
Is this an upgrade? Time will tell. If nothing else Claypool gets to shine a little brighter for an offense with few proven wideout talents beyond Darnell Mooney. Does that make this a good deal for the Bears? Well, there are layers to that …