Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Are Packers eyeing Steelers WR Chase Claypool ahead of trade deadline?

As the Nov. 1 trade deadline approaches, Steelers third-year WR Chase Claypool finds his name popping up in trade chatter. Could he end up with the Packers?

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler believes a trade for Claypool has been in play since before the draft, and a team to keep an eye on is the Green Bay Packers, who are reportedly "all in" on the receiver.

Should the Steelers (2-4) be focused more on the present or future?

If the team were to trade Claypool, veteran Diontae Johnson and rookies George Pickens and Calvin Austin III would need to take another step in to fill the void. The Steelers have less than a week to activate Austin from the injured reserve list or he will be lost for the season, per 93.7 The Fan's Josh Rowntree.

In Week 6 against Tampa Bay, Claypool caught all seven of his targets, the first time he has had a 100 percent catch rate on five or more receptions in a game, per TheScore's Daniel Valente.

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