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GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers invited nine players to take part on a tryout basis in their rookie minicamp and two of them are familiar names.
One is veteran wide receiver Chase Claypool, a second-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2020 who was nearly acquired in a 2022 trade.
The Steelers put Claypool up for trade just before the ’22 trade deadline and the Packers offered a second-round pick for the former Notre Dame receiver.
The Chicago Bears also offered a second-round pick and the Steelers accepted their offer because they thought it would be a higher selection in the ’23 draft.
The Claypool trade was a bust.
He played in just 10 games for the Bears and caught 18 passes for 191 yards and a touchdown.
In October 2023, the Bears traded him to Miami along with a seventh-round pick in exchange for a sixth-round pick.
In ’24, Claypool signed a one-year, $1.135 million contract with Buffalo but he was released at the end of training camp.
He has not played a game in the NFL since the ’23 season.
The Packers also invited Alabama-Birmingham running back Isaiah Jacobs, the brother of running back Josh Jacobs, to their minicamp on a tryout basis.
The other tryout players are:
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One is veteran wide receiver Chase Claypool, a second-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2020 who was nearly acquired in a 2022 trade.
The Steelers put Claypool up for trade just before the ’22 trade deadline and the Packers offered a second-round pick for the former Notre Dame receiver.
The Chicago Bears also offered a second-round pick and the Steelers accepted their offer because they thought it would be a higher selection in the ’23 draft.
The Claypool trade was a bust.
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He played in just 10 games for the Bears and caught 18 passes for 191 yards and a touchdown.
In October 2023, the Bears traded him to Miami along with a seventh-round pick in exchange for a sixth-round pick.
In ’24, Claypool signed a one-year, $1.135 million contract with Buffalo but he was released at the end of training camp.
He has not played a game in the NFL since the ’23 season.
The Packers also invited Alabama-Birmingham running back Isaiah Jacobs, the brother of running back Josh Jacobs, to their minicamp on a tryout basis.
The other tryout players are:
- Tackle Dain Walter, UW-La Crosse
- Quarterback Aidan Bouman, South Dakota
- Long snapper Spencer Triplett, North Carolina
- Punter Caleb Junko, Pittsburgh
- Long snapper Brett Weising, Drake
- Linebacker Alex Afari, Kentucky
- Guard Jacoby Jackson, Mississippi State
This article originally appeared on Packers News: Veteran receiver Chase Claypool among tryouts at Packers rookie minicamp
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