{"id":136375,"date":"2022-11-03T16:36:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T20:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=136375"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:26:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T18:26:51","slug":"justin-fields-chase-claypool-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/11\/03\/justin-fields-chase-claypool-message\/","title":{"rendered":"New Chicago Bears WR Chase Claypool Sends Message to Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bears stunned plenty of onlookers. They, at least briefly, shifted their focus from being a seller at the trade deadline to being a buyer. They swung a seemingly out-of-nowhere trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers for wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/11\/01\/david-mont-gomery-chase-claypool-justin-fields\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chase Claypool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Standing 6-foot-4 and listed at 239-pounds, Claypool and Bears quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/26\/bears-ravens-justin-fields-mvp-lamar-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Justin Fields<\/a> are already in lock-step agreement about what the former offers the latter.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cplaymaker\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>That playmaker is also a fiery competitor and took time during his introductory presser to address his ongoing development into a leader. He arrived amid questions surrounding his maturity and toughness. But his message to Bears fans should go a long way to instilling the confidence they will get the very best of him.<\/p>\n<h2>Chase Claypool Sends Message to Bears Fans<\/h2>\n<h3>Claypool Addresses Fans Directly<\/h3>\n<p>The newly acquired Claypool said he came straight to Halas Hall from the airport. He then met with the local media for a little over four minutes to introduce himself. That included addressing some of the questions about his lackluster production this season.<\/p>\n<p>He chalked much of it up to being utilized in the slot back in Pittsburgh. That should not be an issue in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>But he sent a direct message to the Bears faithful via Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chicago, know imma snap. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uFPZn12FSn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/uFPZn12FSn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chase Claypool (@ChaseClaypool) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaseClaypool\/status\/1587971929612451841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a playmaker and I&#8217;m excited to make plays,&#8221; the big-bodied pass-catcher said. &#8220;I feel like I didn&#8217;t have the full opportunity to show what I can do this year, but I think I&#8217;ve been able to show that in the past\u2026So a dynamic playmaker is the guy that the Bears are getting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Claypool added the is excited to prove his worth as a reliable option for Justin Fields. Fields could certainly use one with the Bears ranking in the bottom half of the league in drops.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears\u2019 young passer seems to agree with Claypool\u2019s self-assessment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a playmaker, a big body, athletic, fast, a great 50\/50 ball catcher,&#8221; Fields said of Claypool. &#8220;Just practicing with him and getting to throw with him a little bit, that will just help me find out what he&#8217;s best at doing.&#8221; (h\/t Larry Mayer\/ChicBears.com<\/p>\n<p>The duo shares the same agency but Claypool has deeper bonds on the roster already with tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/09\/17\/bears-justin-fields-urged-target-cole-kmet\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cole Kmet<\/a>, a teammate while in college at Notre Dame.<\/p>\n<p>Claypool is mired in a down campaign with just 37 receptions, 311 yards, and one touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>But he logged 121 grabs for 1733 yards and 11 scores over the previous two seasons when paired with a more capable quarterback in Ben Roethlisberger. Even in his late 30s, Roethlisberger made better use of Claypool. The latter has dealt with a season split between Bears castoff Mitchell Trubisky and rookie Kenny Pickett this year.<\/p>\n<p>There is plenty of reason to believe that the former second-round pick could benefit greatly from a change of scenery &#8212; at least that&#8217;s what the Bears surely hope.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">watched some Chase Claypool film last night, here&#39;s what I saw:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; he&#39;s a willing blocker<br \/>&#8211; the Steelers have him primarily running shallow crossers\/out routes, which is objectively not a good use of his size and skill set<br \/>&#8211; Kenny Pickett stinks<br \/>&#8211; Matt Canada stinks<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeremy (@JeromeyR0me) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeromeyR0me\/status\/1587807793012154369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen just how well he can mesh with Fields. 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