If you follow the Steelers in any capacity you would’ve had to live under a rock to not hear at least some rumblings of the excitement Chase Claypool caused during training camp this year. On a daily basis either from the practice pool reports written by the limited media members that attended camp practices or the zoom interviews featuring players and coaches, Claypool was seemingly always mentioned in some capacity. I think it’s safe to say Claypool has to be one of the most hyped rookies coming out of camp in Steelers history.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger even said, “Well, I always get caught trying to spread too much praise to rookies because I want them to sneak up on other people, but it doesn’t look like Chase [Claypool] is going to be able to sneak up on anybody right now because people are talking about him and deservedly so.