Stevenson regrets letting down teammates, says no current consequences |
CHICAGO - Usually, when a cornerback makes headlines, it is for one of two reasons. Either they blew a coverage or made a game-altering play, such as an interception. For cornerback Tyrique Stevenson, he did both.
He blew his coverage on Washington Commanders receiver Noah Brown and made a game-altering play by having his back to the ball when it was snapped and tipping it to Brown, who made the game-winning hail mary reception. “The play was I supposed to box out 85 … Just cheering with some Bears fans. Wasn’t taunting (any) fans,” Stevenson said. “I (was) just cheering with some Bears fans and the Washington fans reacted how they wanted to and my job was to box out 85 and when I went up to hit the ball (and) pretty much to knock it down, interception, especially in (a) close game like that. So, (I) just tried to make a play for my team and it could have either (gone), ‘Oh Tyrique, good pass knock down’ or we’re in the situation we (are) in right now.” The current situation is that Stevenson not only had his back to the ball when the play began, but he did not do what he was assigned to do on the Hail Mary. His lack of discipline cost Chicago the game, even though they did not play like a winning team for most of the game. Crazy video I got of #Commanders vs #bears walk off pic.twitter.com/mXFkR5wOGW When speaking to the media on Monday following the game, Stevenson said he regretted letting down his teammates and is focused on the people in the building having his back. “Honestly, just letting my teammates down in a situation that we pretty much know how to handle on any day, pretty much with our eyes closed. So, I would say the only regret I have from yesterday is just letting this team down from working hard and coming back and putting (ourselves) in a W column and just for me to be out of place and do something that’s out of character of me and just cost us a loss,” Stevenson said. “My focus is on this building and how the people in this building feel. I understand there’s anger … I understand that the things that go outside of the building (could) possibly affect how somebody feels and all that. But, to be honest, I’m worried about the opinion of the building and if these guys got my back and that’s how I’m moving forward.” After losing to the Commanders, the Chicago Bears are now 0-3 on the road this season. That does not bode well for them as they will face the Arizona Cardinals on the road once again this coming Sunday (3:05 p.m./CBS). If Stevenson were on some teams, he may face a team-imposed suspension and not be able to play in this game. However, according to Stevenson, this does not appear to be the case. “I don’t think there’s (any) consequences as of right now. Haven’t met them yet. We’ve been going over film and doing walkthroughs and trying to get everything corrected. So, honestly, I can’t give you (any) details on that,” Stevenson said. “You can’t do nothing. You can’t take back the game. It was yesterday. I understand the emotions and how everything flared up. But, pretty much anything that a teammate could do is pretty much just point out the problem, address it how they feel it and if I don’t respect that teammate, then I take it a certain way. But, I respect all these guys and I love all these guys. So, all I can do is take it on the chin and let them boys know that this won’t ever happen again. They ain’t got to worry about me playing out of character like that again.”
