Back to the Pittsburgh Steelers Newsfeed

Drafting Chase Claypool Gives Steelers ‘Home Run Threat’ They Didn’t Have In 2019, Says Colbert

Chase Claypool posted rare workout times for a man of his size. Weighing in at 238 pounds for this year’s Combine, he blazed a 4.43 40. Since 2000, he’s one of only eight skill players 235+ pounds to run a sub 4.45 (including Calvin Johnson, whose workout is most comparable).

While Claypool will probably never reach Megatron’s level, Kevin Colbert believes he brings a skillset the Steelers’ offense doesn’t have. He explained that in an interview with Pat Kirwan and Jim Miller on Sirius Radio.

“The one thing that we didn’t have on our team, we didn’t have one last year was that deep threat,” Colbert told the show.