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Daily Links: Steelers Tops in Drops, Chase Claypool ‘Looks Like a Vending Machine’

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Steelers WR George Pickens comes out of tunnel against the Browns, Sept. 19, 2023 - Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

The Pittsburgh Steelers have only dropped three passes this season, which is tied for the second-fewest in the NFL according to Pro Football Focus. 

Only of those drops was by a wide receiver. Calvin Austin III, Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren each have one drop this season.

There are four players that have more drops than the Steelers do as a team: Los Angeles Rams rookie Puca Nakua, Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews, Jacksonville Jaguars wide out Calvin Ridley and Houston Texans veteran Robert Woods.

🏈 Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill told the Miami media that Chase Claypool “looks like a vending machine out there.”

“What’s crazy is, man, he looks like a vending machine out there, man, when he’s running,” Hill said. “Very fast. Very fluid in his routes. He’s definitely gonna be a huge addition to this team. Whether it’s blocking, whether it’s receiving the ball, whether it’s whatever this team needs him to do.”

Claypool had a drastic tenure with the Chicago Bears after the Steeles traded him at the trade deadline last year. He caught 18 passes for 191 yards and one touchdown over 10 games. The Bears were 0-10 in those games, as well. Claypool also displayed a lack of effort on the field on several occasions. Finally, the Bears had enough and traded him to the Dolphins packaged with a seventh-round pick in 2025 for a 2025 sixth-rounder.

Hill thinks Claypool was labeled wrong in Chicago.

“I feel like Chase Claypool gets a bad rap for probably not being a team guy,” Hill said. “But from what I’ve seen he’s been a heckuva teammate. He’s even offered to wash my car. How about that?”

🏈 George Pickens laid out Baltimore Ravens cornerback Ronald Darby on a block during Sunday’s game.

🏈 NFL Films captured Mike Tomlin blowing a kiss goodbye to the Ravens after the Steelers’ comeback win.

🏈 Former Steelers cornerback Joe Haden has been selected for the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame and will be honored before the 2023 playing of The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party in Jacksonville, Florida on Oct. 28.

Haden went 2-1 against Georgia as a member of the Florida Gators. He had 15 tackles in the three games and also had an 88-yard interception return against the Bulldogs in 2008.

🎂 Happy Birthday to former Steelers outside linebacker and first-round pick in 2013, Jarvis Jones. born on October 13, 1989 in Lumpkin, Georgia.

🎥 NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger broke down Broderick Jones’ impressive first career start against the Ravens.

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