GM Ryan Poles ''not blinking'' over Claypool trade despite low production
It's no secret that WR Chase Claypool has had a rough start to his tenure with the Chicago bears so far.
However, Gm Ryan Poles knows the jury on the Claypool trade is still out as the wide receiver starts a critical offseason of work with quarterback Justin Fields.
"That's the difference between trades in baseball and basketball, it's like plug and play," Poles said Tuesday at Halas Hall in a state of the franchise press conference. "There's an entire offseason and half of a season of installs and all the things you need to do collectively to play and execute offensive play. On top of that, it was a little bit choppy with Justin getting dinged up, [Chase] got dinged up. So it was a little bit choppy of a start. I told Chase, and we had a really good conversation, I'm not blinking at that one at all. I think he's gonna help us moving forward, and I'm excited about it."
"Claypool is a solid player," Kiper said on ESPN's Waddle & Silvy. "I think that was a trade that should benefit them and will benefit them moving forward."
In trading their pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers for Claypool, the Bears hypothetically traded the No. 32 pick, considering the Miami Dolphins were forced to forfeit their first-round pick for tampering violations.
Claypool finished up his third year in the league this past season.
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