3 Wide receivers the Chicago Bears should consider trading for at deadline

Another option the Chicago Bears could turn to is Chase Claypool

The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted a wide receiver I wanted to see in a Chicago Bears uniform once the top guys all went in the first round. George Pickens has the potential to be a top-rated wide receiver in this league. Dionte Johnson is the clear-cut WR1 on the team and after Chase Claypool struggled in year two, maybe it’s time for him to move over for Pickens.

The Steelers are off to a rough start and Mitch Trubisky hasn’t looked great. Although, he hasn’t looked too bad either. It is clear that the Steelers prefer Claypool to Pickens at this point. When we look at the offensive snaps, Claypool is seeing 92% to 93% of the offensive snaps. Pickens has yet to see more than 85% and despite his amazing one-handed catch in Week 3, he only saw 76% of the offensive snaps that game.

I’m not sure what the cost for Claypool would be, but I do know it would be more than what it would cost to snag Denzel Mims or Kenny Golladay. That said, bringing in the former Notre Dame standout would definitely help shake things up in the wide receiver room. Like Mims, Claypool is a former second-round pick and young. He’s only 24 years old and could be a future asset of this regime as well. Unlike Mims, Claypool has already proved he can find success in the league gaining over 850 yards in each of his first two seasons and catching 11 touchdowns in the same span.

Can Ryan Poles convince Omar Khan to part ways with Claypool? He would bring a different type of skill set to this team. He’s 6’4″ and weighs over 230 pounds, but still has 4.42 speed. Where he differs from the current roster is his ability to high-point the ball and make contested catches.