PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 12: Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool (11) looks on during the preseason game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 12, 2021 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA.

Steelers' Claypool ruled out vs. Packers due to hamstring injury

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool won't play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers due to a hamstring injury, the Steelers announced Saturday.

Claypool, 23, sustained the injury in practice this week; Pittsburgh listed him as questionable on Friday's injury report after he didn't practice that day.

The second-year receiver - who didn't miss any regular-season games while racking up 11 touchdowns as a rookie - leads all Steelers wideouts in targets (29), receptions (15), and yards (211) this season.

Pittsburgh's struggling offense did receive some good news ahead of its Week 4 matchup, as wide receiver Diontae Johnson will return after missing last week's loss to the Cincinnati Bengals with a knee injury. Neither Johnson nor fellow receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster carried an injury designation on Friday's report; Smith-Schuster hasn't missed a game this season but was listed on the Steelers' injury report over the last two weeks due to a rib injury.

The Steelers currently rank 28th in scoring, averaging only 16.7 points per game.

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