After a disappointing brief stint with the Chicago Bears, it looks like wide receiver Chase Claypool is moving onto a new team as the Bears have agreed to a trade that will send the wide receiver to the Miami Dolphins.
On Friday morning, NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported that the Bears were trading Claypool and a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Miami Dolphins in return for a 2025 sixth-round pick.
“The #Bears are trading WR Chase Claypool to the #Dolphins, sources tell me and @TomPelissero. This ends a prolonged drama and gives Claypool a fresh start. They have tried to trade him since last week after he was a healthy scratch. Now, everyone moves on,” Rapoport said in a post on Friday morning.
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The #Bears are trading WR Chase Claypool to the #Dolphins, sources tell me and @TomPelissero. This ends a prolonged drama and gives Claypool a fresh start. They have tried to trade him since last week after he was a healthy scratch. Now, everyone moves on. pic.twitter.com/RKJHrllA1T
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 6, 2023
The Bears added Chase Claypool last year by way of a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers in an effort to bolster their wide receivers room, but he’s been highly disappointing since joining the Bears in the middle of last year, especially this season.
In the three games he played with the Bears this season, he has just four catches for 51 yards and a touchdown on 14 targets and has effort has been called into question on social media by fans and media alike.
The NFL world had plenty to say about the announcement.
Bears are even more back https://t.co/gaOKOxnpzI
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) October 6, 2023
WATCH: The Dolphins are about to turn Chase Claypool into the tight end he was always destined to become. https://t.co/AKjxvdSziX
— Nate Liss (@AnOutragedJew) October 6, 2023
The fact that Poles managed to get any assets out of this at all instead of cutting him is astounding https://t.co/eozeMTOyZB
— Arif Hasan, but NFL 🏈 (@ArifHasanNFL) October 6, 2023
Good riddance
Watch Mike McDaniel turn him into a 1k yard receiver 😂 Not mad we got rid of him at this point tho.
Horrific trade by Ryan Poles to acquire him. Thank god he also traded for DJ Moore https://t.co/piI0CKWZpc
— DaWindyCity Productions (@dwcprodz) October 6, 2023
An all time bad deal for the Bears.
An all time unlikable player also for the Bears. This is the part where I usually say I hope the player finds success. https://t.co/r30tQSPgew
— Michael Gus (@MichaelGus57) October 6, 2023
Definitely Poles worst move. Hopefully it stays that way.
All I gotta say is…
thank god he got DJ Moore https://t.co/wGDS9E85Ar
— Ficky (@itsfickybaby) October 6, 2023
We’ll have to see if Claypool can bounce back in Miami.
