The Green Bay Packers reportedly offered the Steelers a second-round pick for wide receiver Chase Claypool before Pittsburgh traded him to the Chicago Bears.
Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the Steelers chose the Bears' offer because the Pittsburgh front office believes the Chicago pick will be higher than Green Bay's. The Bears and Packers enter Week 9 with matching 3-5 records.
Chicago's trade for Claypool came as a bit of a shock after the team was seemingly setting itself up for a rebuild. The Bears traded linebacker Roquan Smith and defensive end Robert Quinn before the deadline, sending a signal they were sellers rather than buyers.