The Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t expected to do much during Chase Claypool’s rookie season in 2020. From one perspective—they didn’t advance in the postseason—they didn’t. But they still went 12-4 during the regular season, a record that included a franchise-best 11-game winning streak to start the season.
Pittsburgh was met with low expectations last season, as well, and again, they reached the postseason, while many predicted Mike Tomlin’s first losing season. Didn’t happen. And it won’t happen this year, either, according to Claypool—nor will it any time soon.
Asked if the 2022 season was a rebuilding year while appearing on the I Am Athlete podcast recently, he told his hosts, “We’re gonna have a rebuild year at one point, but it’s not gonna be any time in the next 10 years, I don’t think”.