The Buffalo Bills have plenty of questions on their roster, namely who will be filling out the depth roles at wide receiver. Merely days after being placed on season-ending injured reserve , veteran Chase Claypool and the Bills agreed to a settlement to cut him from the roster. Claypool is now a free agent.
Chase Claypool's time with Buffalo over before it really got started
Buffalo has had their eyes all offseason on a veteran wide receiver capable of stretching opposing defenses down the field with size and speed. Along with Claypool, Buffalo signed Marquez Valdes-Scantling , and just yesterday brought in Corey Davis off the couch for a workout. They want a big body that can run, and they thought they had that in Claypool.
After he was placed on IR earlier this week, ending his season, the Bills today settled with Claypool to release him from his contract, making him a free agent.
Usually speaking, an injury settlement is agreed to for an amount that is less than the base salary that the player was slated to make, giving the player an opportunity to be signed by another team. For a player that may or may not have made the roster, it's an opportunity at yet another fresh start for Claypool.
Claypool had an uphill battle to make the roster before injury
Claypool was already at risk of being left off the 53-man roster with his offseason performance, despite the coaching staff being excited about the upside that he would bring to the roster. Missing valuable time in training camp, it was apparent that Claypool was running the risk of being lapped by other players on the roster.
His lack of availability throughout the offseason process has been well-documented, and had him trailing the rest of the position group for one of likely six wide receivers to make the roster.
Now, behind the starting three of Keon Coleman , Khalil Shakir , and Curtis Samuel , the wide receivers battling for a roster spot will consist of the struggling Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Tyrel Shavers, fan-favorite Mack Hollins, Justin Shorter, and recently-signed Damiere Byrd and Deon Cain, who are competing primarily as returners.
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