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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Patrick Finley

Bears WR Chase Claypool a ‘hothead’ in intense practice

Bears receiver wideout Chase Claypool blocks. (AP Photos)

Bears receiver Chase Claypool and linebacker T.J. Edwards had been jawing at each other during Wednesday’s training camp practice when the Bears ran a toss play to Velus Jones.

Claypool blocked Edwards. The linebacker was knocked to the ground. He jumped up and shoved Claypool.

The receiver kept talking.

“You’ve gotta watch him — he’s a hothead for sure,” receiver Darnell Mooney said of Claypool. “You’ve got to calm him. … He just needs somebody to pull you back and be like, ‘Hey, chill out.’ I’ll be that guy for him for sure.”

Mooney, who is admittedly mild-mannered, smiled when describing Claypool’s smack talk. On a day when the defense was better, the offense needed more of that.

“Chase is a very emotional player. …” quarterback Justin Fields said. “Even [Wednesday] he was getting into it with the defense a little bit. I would say Chase is one big one.”

Other Bears players had minor beefs during a practice that ran 2 hours, 20 minutes. Receiver Velus Jones shoved a group of defenders after they celebrated a near-interception.

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