The fact that the Pittsburgh Steelers only kept five wide receivers on the 53-man roster, that one of them was Ray-Ray McCloud, and that they didn’t feel any need or impulse to elevate a player like Deon Cain from the practice squad speaks volumes as to the team’s believe in the readiness of rookie second-round pick Chase Claypool to contribute right away.
And he’s already gotten three touches under his belt so far during his NFL career, the last one being an eight-yard end-around that sealed the victory. It was only eight yards, after he beat a defender at the line of scrimmage on fourth and one, because he smartly slid to the ground knowing that the team could now run out the clock.