Steelers' Chase Claypool won't play against Packers with hamstring injury

October 02, 2021 - 1:18pm

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool (11) scores his fourth touchdown of an NFL football game on a 35-yard pass play from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during the second half in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (Don Wright/AP)

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool has been downgraded to out against the Green Bay Packers because of a hamstring injury.

#Steelers WR Chase Claypool (hamstring) downgraded to out for Sunday's game vs the #Packers. He suffered the injury in practice.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 2, 2021

The Canadian receiver suffered the injury during practice and did not participate in practice on Friday. Diontae Johnson and JuJu Smith-Schuster are expected to play after both wideouts were on the injury report.

Claypool, from Abbotsford, B.C., leads the Steelers with 211 receiving yards and is second on the team with 15 receptions.

Pittsburgh will also be without right tackle Chuks Okorafor, who is in the NFL’s concussion protocol after taking a hit during the second half of the team’s Week 3 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.