BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Payments continued so as to add to their large receiver room after the draft, signing Chase Claypool to a one-year deal, the crew introduced Friday morning.

The 6-foot-4, 238-pound receiver brings veteran depth to a receiver room that’s being reconstructed after Stefon Diggs was traded, Gabe Davis left in free company, and Keon Coleman was drafted thirty third general. Claypool ran a 4.42 40-yard sprint on the NFL mix in 2020.

Claypool, 25, has been with three groups over the previous two years, most lately with the Miami Dolphins after the Chicago Bears traded him in October. Early within the 2023 season, Claypool expressed frustration with how he was getting used within the Bears’ offense, and he was then inactive for a number of video games earlier than being traded to Miami, the place he caught 4 passes in 9 video games.

He was acquired by the Bears in a commerce from the Pittsburgh Steelers the earlier 12 months. Claypool spent the primary two full seasons of his profession in Pittsburgh after he was drafted within the second spherical of the 2020 NFL draft out of Notre Dame.

In his rookie season, Claypool totaled a career-high 11 touchdowns with 62 receptions for 873 yards.

The Payments additionally signed linebacker Deion Jones and defensive finish Dawuane Smoot to one-year offers.