While many teams were active before the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, the Packers failed to make a significant move before the deadline passed. However, it apparently wasn’t for a lack of trying.
According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Green Bay offered a second-round pick for Chase Claypool before the Steelers chose to send the wide receiver to the Bears for the same deal, a 2023 second-round pick. Per Silverstien, Pittsburgh chose to deal with Chicago because the Steelers believe the Bears’ pick will be higher.
Chicago and Green Bay both enter Week 9 with a 3-5 record, so the Steelers are gambling that the Packers will be the better team the rest of this season, which would give Pittsburgh the higher second-round pick.