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Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore clarified the confusion regarding him walking off the field during a live play early in the first quarter against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. It happened on the Bears' first offensive drive of the game as they faced a second-and-six from the Cardinals' 48-yard line. Quarterback Caleb Williams is forced out of the pocket and scrambles to his left, where Moore is running a route.
Moore then comes back into the picture but exits to the sideline as Williams is still evading would-be tacklers and continuing to look downfield for an open receiver. Related: Why Did Bears WR DJ Moore Leave the Field During a Play? Follow us on Facebook Moore spoke with reporters on Wednesday to address the matter. "Tweaked ankle," Moore said.
"I was coming back...
because I seen Caleb scrambling, and my ankle went in and out. I couldn't stop so my momentum took me out of bounds and then I just walked off. The initial roll of the ankle was hurting bad, so that's why I hobbled off and sat down.
" The injury only made Moore miss one snap in the entire game, playing a total of 73 snaps in the Bears' 29-9 loss. . @idjmoore is at the 🎙️ https://t.
co/61SyiseWz0 Head coach Matt Eberflus was asked about it on Tuesday and said he believed it was due to Moore stepping out of bounds, making the wide receiver ineligible to receive a ball. However, it appears it was due to an injury, something former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky stated while going over the play on X . The play caused a stir on social media as some accused Moore of giving up on the play.
It comes the same week that Moore appeared on The Dan Bernstein Show on 670 The Score and was asked if Eberflus has lost the team. "I wanna say no," Moore said. "The message yesterday was that we know we're 4-4 now.
It's just like being 0-0 but he's got to go out there and start stacking wins how he did and then let the chips fall, how they fall after we do so." Moore finished the game with four receptions (nine targets) for 33 yards. He's gone three consecutive games without a touchdown as the Bears offense has failed to throw for a touchdown since Oct.
13 against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. This season, Moore has 37 catches for 374 yards and three touchdowns. The Bears will next take on the New England Patriots (2-7) at Soldier Field on Sunday.
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