Chase Claypool, Bills Agree to Contract After Stefon Diggs Trade, Keon Coleman Pick

The Buffalo Bills announced Friday that they signed wide receiver Chase Claypool to a one-year contract.

Claypool's arrival adds some much-needed receiver depth in the wake of the Bills trading four-time Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans this offseason.

Buffalo also addressed wideout during the 2024 NFL draft, selecting Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman with the No. 33 overall pick in the second round.

Claypool, 25, split the 2023 season with the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins. He recorded just eight receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown between the two stops, continuing a shocking downward spiral.

The Notre Dame product burst onto the scene in 2020 and looked every bit the part of a dynamic playmaker. He caught 62 passes for 873 yards and nine touchdowns while adding two more scores on the ground. The Pittsburgh Steelers, known for plucking receivers from the middle rounds of the draft, appeared to have found another gem.

Claypool struggled to build on his breakout rookie season in 2021 but still put up solid numbers, compiling 59 receptions for 860 yards and two scores.

The following two seasons have been nothing but an unmitigated disaster.

Claypool fell out of favor in Pittsburgh and was shipped to the Bears midway through the 2022 season, but did next to nothing in Chicago. He accumulated just 18 catches in 10 games with the team before being traded again to Miami, where he essentially never saw the field.

In Buffalo, Claypool will have a chance to compete for a roster spot, although it is difficult to envision him ascending above Coleman, Curtis Samuel, Khalil Shakir or even Mack Hollins in the pecking order.