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MIAMI (AP) — Chicago traded wide receiver Chase Claypool to the Miami Dolphins on Friday, ending the fourth-year player’s temporary and disappointing tenure with the Bears.
The Dolphins will also obtain a 2025 seventh-spherical select in the trade in exchange for a 2025 sixth-spherical select, the groups introduced.
Chase Claypool dissatisfied with the Bears
The shift arrives following Claypool expressed annoyance about his part in Chicago’s offense. Claypool was instructed to remain absent from the workforce for a 7 days 4 matchup with the Denver Broncos as properly as Thursday’s game versus the Washington Commanders. He was a wholesome scratch from equally video games.
Chicago obtained Claypool, who Pittsburgh drafted in the second round in 2020, from the Steelers last November for a next-spherical select in the 2023 draft. The 25-yr-outdated performed 10 video games for the Bears with 18 receptions on 43 targets, 191 yards receiving and a landing.
Coach Matt Eberflus was asked about the situation surrounding Claypool earlier this week.
“Working day 1, I talked about currently being on time, getting respectful and doing work hard,” Eberflus mentioned. “That, to me, is crucial for each individual particular person — if it’s a staff member, a participant or a coach. Which is in which we are. We sense suitable now this is the very best final decision for us.”
Chicago has been plagued by off-subject problems all yr. Defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigned in September for what he reported had been wellbeing and family good reasons. Quarterback Justin Fields designed headlines when he instructed he was remaining overcoached, feedback he afterwards said were taken out of context.
The Bears received their to start with match because the 2022 period in a 40-20 defeat of the Commanders on Thursday night time.
Claypool is signing up for a loaded receiver home in Miami that capabilities All-Pro receiver Tyreek Hill and fast third-12 months player Jaylen Waddle. The Dolphins receiver home did take a strike when River Cracraft went on injured reserve just after hurting his shoulder in Week 3.
Soon following the trade was announced, Hill manufactured a put up that reported “Chase Claypool I like it.”
Dolphins perform on fine tuning its method
Dolphins mentor Mike McDaniel said the group wasn’t necessarily wanting for receiver support but assumed Claypool, who is the variety of quick participant that McDaniel likes, could make them improved.
“For us it felt like a situation the place there might be a function to carve out for him,” McDaniel mentioned Friday. “For the player, you have a person that needs to consider factors into his own palms and have the possibility to be on a team.”
When questioned about criticisms of Claypool’s do the job ethic, McDaniel claimed the Dolphins are conscious of that status, but wanted to give Claypool the option for a new slate. He additional that he and basic manager Chris Grier have designed their expectations “crystal distinct.”
“There is a stability with that. Every person hears things,” he stated. “I feel it is really quite, quite critical that you let men and women inform you who they are. And I see better than I listen to.”
