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Chase Claypool Not Only Packers Tryout Player Chasing Dream
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Chase Claypool Not Only Packers Tryout Player Chasing Dream

Green Bay Packers On SI·Bill Huber·about 1 month ago
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GREEN BAY – In the long list of draft picks, undrafted rookies and tryout players at the Green Bay Packers’ rookie minicamp on Friday, one loomed larger than the rest. Literally. Receiver Chase Claypool, a second-round pick by the Steelers in 2020, was one of the tryout players hoping to turn two practices this weekend into a chance to make a run at a roster spot. Claypool is a big man. At the 2020 Scouting Combine, he measured 6-foot-4 1/8 and 238 pounds. He had 4.42 speed before that draft. “You guys saw him, right? Certainly, he had great film out there,” coach Matt LaFleur said following a practice filled with position drills and half-speed 11-on-11 work. “He’s been productive, and he looks like he’s in great shape. He’s big. So, we’ll see how it goes.” Claypool caught 62 passes for 873 yards and nine touchdowns as a rookie and 59 passes for 860 yards in 2021.…

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