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Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool believes at the close of the 55th Super Bowl, which will be contested Sunday between the Chiefs and Buccaneers, that the team standing amidall that flying  Brandon Graham Jersey confetti and holding up the Lombardi Trophy will be Wait. Hes allowed to have an opinion, right?After all, he said the Browns were going to get clapped by the Chiefs in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, and for that he was excoriated by many in the media and public even though that prediction turned out, more or le s, to be correct. Perhaps he shouldnt even bother with something as routine as a Super Bowl pick.I think Kansas Citys going to win. I just think their firepower with Kelce, Hill and Mahomes might be a little too much to handle, Claypool told Sporting News. But obviously I wouldnt be too surprised if Tom Brady pulls out a win.MORE: Claypool just as obviously hoped the Steelers would be back in Tampa, the site of the most recent of their six Super Bowl victories, to compete in this game. And he had reason to believe, with most of the regular season complete, that the team Randall Cunningham Jersey  was capable of getting there. The Steelers opened with 11 consecutive victories and were in position to secure the No. 1 seed in the AFC, but they closed with four lo ses in the final five games and then were eliminated by the Browns in the wild-card round of the playoffs.Instead of taking the field at Raymond James Stadium in some combination of black and gold, he will watch from his home on , the streaming sports media provider for which he has done a series of Rookie Diaries videos through his first year in the NFL.I think we had a lot of injuries to our team that took a lot of starters out, Claypool said. He didnt mention the names, but they were significant: linebackers Bud Dupree and Devin Bush, and even Bushs replacement, Robert Spillane. Its tough to win in the NFL any game, so if you dont have all your guys there, its especially tough.I think well be fine moving forward and use that as a learning experience.Claypool told SN thathe believes in the squad the Steelers have in place, although there are many futures still to be decided. Wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster is a free agent, along with running back James Conner and defensive backs Mike Hilton and Cam Sutton. And quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has indicated he wants to return, but Steelers president Art Rooney II  Vinny Curry Jersey has made it clear that it cannot be at the current price: a salary-cap hit of more than $41 million.Claypool does not have the scoop on how that will be resolved.I know just as much as everyone else. Im just here waiting to see, he said. He and Roethlisberger combined for eight touchdowns and 57 receptions in the regular season, plus another five catches and two touchdowns in the playoff game. But that doesnt mean hes going to call up his QB and pump him for inside information.Im only a rookie so I cant really call him and ask him what hes going to do. Hes been in the league for so long, Claypool said. Im just waiting to hear just like everyone else.I think hes obviously a Hall of Fame quarterback. And if youve got a Hall of Fame quarterback, you want him to stay as long as you can.Claypool was selected by the Steelers in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was the 11th wide receiver chosen. Many analysts had expre sed the opinion that there were 10 great wideout prospects available. He was not considered to be one of them.MORE: Which was odd, because Claypool is 6-4, 238 pounds and ran a 4.42 40-yard dash at last years NFL Combine. He caught 66 pa ses for 1,037 yards and 13 touchdowns in his final year at Notre Dame, and its not as if those numbers were the product of a high-octane Avonte Maddox Jersey , throw-it-every-down offense.I wasnt like a super-flashy player in college, Claypool said. I think I just did what needed to be done. I broke out my senior year there, and I didnt have a lot of coverage leading up to that. So I kind of took some Lane Johnson Jersey  people by surprise leading to as late as the Combine. People really started taking notice at the Combine, but by then its kind of late to build that momentum.He turned out to be one of the most succe sful receivers of the 2020 draft cla s. His nine touchdown receptions ranked first among rookies; he ranked fourth in catches and yards and was selected to the All-Rookie first team by the Pro Football Writers of America.I just think preparation, and also talking to the vets and asking for their advice throughout the season  and little things that I can do  really helped me, Claypool said.He will leave Canada sometime in the next several weeks to train in Southern California in preparation for his second NFL season. There, he expects to go against established NFL defensive backs to continue working on how to succeed against them.Therell be some training in the LA area and Orange County area, Claypool said, and hopefully Ill go against some of them and work on the craft that way.