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The Chicago Bears are benching cornerback Tyrique Stevenson for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Rapoport reported this is a “one-week demotion” resulting from Stevenson taunting fans and being slow to react on Jayden Daniels’ Hail Mary pass to give the Washington Commanders a Week 8 win over Chicago.
The 2023 second-round pick received plenty of mockery and criticism in the aftermath of the play. He apologized on social media hours after the game ended.
Bears wide receiver DJ Moore, one of the Bears’ team captains, indicated Monday the matter may not be totally closed. He said in an interview on 670 The Score’s Mully & Haugh Show that “we’ve still got to address it as a leadership group in front of the team.”
Per Rapoport, Stevenson isn’t being frozen out completely in Week 9. He remains on the active roster “and is expected to rotate in with cornerback Terell Smith.” The NFL insider added that “this is expected to be the last step in the process to unwind” from the Hail Mary.
Stevenson has appeared in six of the Bears’ first seven games. He has 35 tackles, one interception and six pass breakups
On Sunday, Chicago will look to slow down Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray after he threw for a season-best 307 yards in a victory over the Miami Dolphins last week.
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