With rookie first-round pick Jordyn Tyson out of action through ass much as two months, the New Orleans Saints are beginning to look at their options for weathering the storm. On Tuesday, the Saints reported two tryouts on the daily NFL transactions wire: veteran wideouts Chase Claypool and Josh Reynolds. Neither of them has signed, yet, but they're clearly on the team's radar.
Claypool, 28, was a second-round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2020 but was traded to the Chicago Bears just a few years later. That proved to be a tumultuous experience and he was benched for multiple games before being traded to the Miami Dolphins, where he caught his last pass in 2023. Claypool suffered a season-ending injury in the 2024 offseason after signing with the Buffalo Bills and was out of football in 2025. He tried out for the Green Bay Packers this spring but wasn't signed. Most of the 175 catches, 2,261 yards, and 13 touchdowns in his career came during his first three years in Pittsburgh, a span of 39 games. He's only caught 22 passes for 217 yards and a single touchdown in the 19 games that followed.
Reynolds, 31, was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams back in 2017 after setting Texas A&M's school record for touchdown catches in a single season (13). He briefly played for the Tennessee Titans before reuniting with his old quarterback Jared Goff on the Detroit Lions for three seasons. Since then he's dressed for the Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars in 2024, and most recently played for the New York Jets in 2025, but his season was cut short by a hip injury. He's totaled 244 receptions for 3,228 yards and 20 touchdowns over his 121-game career.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Saints work out free agent wide receivers after Jordyn Tyson injury