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Claypool Says He’s Tried To Ignore Trade Rumors, ‘More Than Happy’ To Play For Whoever Wants Him

There hasn’t been much focus on WR Chase Claypool’s best game of the year, a seven catch, 96 yard, one touchdown performance that included several clutch third down grabs. Instead, his name has been linked to trade rumors two weeks ahead of the NFL’s deadline. In a recent interview with Tide via Instagram, Claypool said he’s done his best to ignore the outside noise.

“I don’t think that just the energy, you know, is not well spent,” Claypool said as transcribed by The New York Post’s Jenna Lemoncelli. “If I were to pay attention to this, one of my former coaches texted me, he said, ‘Go Bears.