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Chase Claypool wants to come back.
The former NFL receiver last played for the Miami Dolphins on January 7, 2024, recording one catch for three yards. This game marked the last game of Claypool’s career for the past two seasons, but the Notre Dame star is hoping to rewrite the ending.
Claypool is participating in the Green Bay Packers’ rookie minicamp as a tryout in an effort to restart his NFL career.
The two-day camp will be the former Notre Dame star’s first chance to make a new impression. Claypool was released by the Buffalo Bills prior to the 2024 season due to an injury and will be out of the league for the 2025 season. He injured his toe during training camp and was placed on injured reserve.
Claypool first announced his intention to return to the NFL on July 3, 2025.
“I tore a ligament and tendon in my second toe and have been rehabbing, training and recovering every day for the past year,” Claypool said in an Instagram post. “I’m back to my strongest and fastest self ever, and I couldn’t be more excited to get back on the field and let my actions speak for themselves.
“I truly believe that the pieces will come together and I will work to put myself in a position to showcase what has been suppressed for the past two years.”
A second-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2020 NFL Draft, Claypool had a breakout rookie year with 62 catches for 879 yards and nine touchdowns.
A steady decline continued over the next three seasons, which included the receiver being traded to the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins.
Claypool appeared in 12 games during the 2023 season before being eliminated from the league altogether. He finished with just eight catches, 77 yards, and one touchdown.
The receiver is one of eight players trying out for the Packers during rookie minicamp. The group also includes Isaiah Jacobs, the younger brother of Packers star running back Josh Jacobs.
