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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mark Potash

This is Chase Claypool’s chance to step up ... right?

Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool goes all out for a Justin Fields pass against the Dolphins on Nov. 6 at Soldier Field. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times, Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Regrettable as it is, Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney’s season-ending ankle injury sure seems like an opportunity for Chase Claypool to step up and fill the role of No. 1 receiver and give Justin Fields a weapon he didn’t have — a big, fast, always-open downfield threat. 

But everywhere you turned at Halas Hall this week, the Bears were pouring cold water on that anticipation. Asked if Mooney’s injury would present an opportunity for Claypool, offensive coordinator Luke Getsy lumped Claypool in with the rest of the remaining receivers as if he were just another guy. 

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