Bears Training Camp: Chase Claypool suffers injury at Wednesday’s practice

The news surrounding Chicago Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool has all been positive through the last 10 days or so of training camp, but that may have changed Wednesday when the fourth-year wideout exited practice with an injury.

Chase Claypool pulled up during a one-on-one rep against cornerback Jaylon Jones. He hasn’t returned to drills yet but remains on the sideline.

— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) August 9, 2023

The nature and extent of the injury is unknown, but Claypool didn’t return after getting banged up.

OL Alex Leatherwood was taken to the locker room late in the practice with an athletic trainer and did not return. WRs Chase Claypool & Equanimeous St. Brown started practice but did not finish.

— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) August 9, 2023

Claypool has been in sync with Justin Fields throughout the last several practices and is a legitimate candidate to be the Chicago Bears player who’s having the best training camp.

Rookie wide receiver Tyler Scott will be the biggest beneficiary of any Claypool absence, even if it’s just for a few practices. Scott has been the Bears’ most impressive rookie on the practice field and has already proven that he deserves meaningful reps this season. If Claypool takes a while to return to the field, it’ll be Scott’s time to shine.