The Bears undoubtedly had quarterback Justin Fields’ recent uptick in mind when they traded for wide receiver Chase Claypool, but they view him as a pillar of their future independently of what they decide on Fields.
There’s uncertainty with Claypool, but he has shown enough in two-plus seasons to warrant a bullish outlook. The combined potential of him and Darnell Mooney gives the Bears their most potent wide receiver duo since Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall nearly a decade ago.
