Yesterday during the draft Chase Claypool tweeted out a video stressing taking care of his mother. The new Steelers’s wide receiver emphasized his work ethic in getting to this point in his career, and that’s exactly what he did in his time with the Irish.
With the 49th pick in the #NFLDraft, we select WR Chase Claypool. pic.twitter.com/fyr6bGrcml
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 25, 2020
Claypool continued to get better each year in South Bend, his receptions, yards, and touchdowns each better than the last showed the all of the hard work he put in. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is expecting more of that when he arrives in Pittsburgh as soon as its safe. Who knows what could have been as after Claypool’s impressive NFL Combine, there was chatter he could sneak into the first round.
The @steelers are getting a steal with @ChaseClaypool.
He is going to make an immediate impact on offense and special teams and will continue the legacy he started at Notre Dame.
Congratulations, Chase! #GraduatingChampions pic.twitter.com/Yo4mgSMPWc
— Brian Kelly (@CoachBrianKelly) April 25, 2020
Last years leading receiver and MVP for the Camping World Bowl for Notre Dame will be missed, anytime you lose a thousand yards and 13 touchdowns it’s not easy to replace. Claypool is bringing his talents to the Steelers and if he continues his upward trajectory, you’ll be hearing his name being called on lot on Sunday’s.