‘Mentally and Emotionally Underdeveloped’: Ryan Clark BLASTS Steelers WR Chase Claypool

In the Thursday night affair with the Minnesota Vikings, Chase Claypool caused his team some precious seconds. The Pittsburgh Steelers were 8 points down. During the dying minutes of the fourth quarter, they were in the offense. With over 40 seconds left, the Steelers hoped to do something. However, the young Chase Claypool thought it would be a good time for a celebration.

The loss against the Vikings

The Week 14 bout between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings was very entertaining. There were a good amount of points scored by both sides. Overall, it was a good match. 

Steelers were in good form and motivated to win. They hoped to keep the momentum going against the Vikings, who had just lost to the Detroit Lions. Claypool was causing trouble to the Steelers since the first quarter of the match. Right after being chased off the field by Bashaud Breeland, he thought it would be a good idea to poke Breeland in the face. He did just that.

A flag was thrown for unnecessary roughness. A few minutes later, the Vikings got on the board with a touchdown, courtesy of Justin Jefferson. The Steelers did not recover till the third quarter. By then, they were 29 points down. Around the 2 minute mark, Najee Harris scored a touchdown to finally put the Steelers on the board. 

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The fourth quarter was action-packed. Both the teams played hard and got points on the board. The Steelers could have come back and won it all. But in the final moments of the fourth quarter, while being on the offense, Claypool decided to hog some glory. After a first down, he got down on one knee with the ball in his hand and posed. This little stunt caused the Steelers valuable time and, ultimately, the match. The fans and the team were not happy with Claypool’s action. 

Former safety bursts on Chase Claypool

Former Pittsburgh Steelers player and currently ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark was angry. He did not hold back while talking about Chase Claypool’s celebration. Clark said, “Chase Claypool is as mentally and emotionally underdeveloped as he is physically overdeveloped. … He only cares about himself! And that self-centeredness is part of what’s bringing the Steelers team and organization down.”

The ESPN analyst thinks Claypool is selfish and immature. He puts himself before the team. He let everybody down with his actions. 

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