The Pittsburgh Steelers' season has ended, and rookie wideout Chase Claypool isn't taking the gentleman's route out the door. While most players–even JuJu Smith-Schuster–wished the best of luck to the Cleveland Browns with their next opponents, Claypool decided to keep his true thoughts honest and open, with a nod to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Claypool ironically chose to voice his opinions of Tik Tok when addressing the Browns and the ultimate ending to the Steelers' disappointing season:
Here is the video…”The #Browns are going to get clapped next week” pic.twitter.com/vlhu9wvCqP
— Brad Stainbrook (@StainbrookNFL) January 11, 2021
Seeing as how this is not only Claypool's first playoff game, but also his first season, it's understandable for the young Steelers rookie to let his raw emotions out, even if he himself doesn't believe it from the looks of the clip.
Claypool finished Sunday's blowout loss to the Browns catching 5-of-7 targets for 59 yards and two touchdowns. The breakout receiver left nothing on the field that wasn't required of him by the Steelers, but it couldn't cover up for the lack of defensive stops to halt the Browns and their rushing bombardment.
Ben Roethlisberger also tried to will the Steelers to victory, throwing for 501 yards and becoming only the second player outside of Tom Brady to do so. He also threw four interceptions that certainly didn't help in any late-game rally attempts.
Claypool burst onto the scene with the Steelers from Week 1. His shining moment came in Week Week 5 against the Philadelphia 76ers. He finished the showcasing with 110 receiving yards while catching 7 of his 11 targets.
The Steelers were considered favorites due to their 11-game winning streak through the regular season. They were favorites to best the Browns on Sunday, but it appears that some of the heavy talking from their side finally caught up to the team. Pittsburgh also suffered from too many turnovers and an ill-timed decision to punt from head coach Mike Tomlin when his team was trying to mount a comeback.