Bills release former Steelers star WR Chase Claypool with injury settlement

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The Buffalo Bills have released wide receiver Chase Claypool with an injury settlement, after the former Pittsburgh Steeler was placed on injured reserve earlier this week, per ESPN. 

Claypool had been absent from practice since he suffered a toe injury on July 28. His injury was initially described as “day-to-day” by Bills coach Sean McDermott, but the situation had obviously gotten worse to the point where Claypool was placed on injured reserve. 

“It’s a shame because [some new players have] missed a considerable amount of time — Chase being one of them,” McDermott recently said, via ESPN. “It’s just hard to evaluate when the players aren’t out there, whether it’s Chase or anybody. And I know he’s fighting like crazy to get back, and we’re anxious to have him back.”

Prior to getting injured, it appeared that Claypool was possibly on the verge of having a career rebirth in Buffalo, who rebuilt its receiving…


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Author : Bryan DeArdo

Publish date : 2024-08-15 21:24:40

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