Tyrique Stevenson pulled himself from Bears practice after learning of demotion over Hail Mary blunder
Tyrique Stevenson won’t get the chance to taunt any fans to start Sunday's game, with the Bears reportedly giving the cornerback a "one-week demotion."
Tyrique Stevenson won’t get the chance to taunt any fans to start the Bears’ game Sunday.
The second-year cornerback, who has started 21 of 22 possible games since Chicago selected him in the second round of last year’s NFL draft, was disciplined by the team after he taunted Commanders fans moments before the receiver he needed to box out caught Jayden Daniels’ game-winning Hail Mary heave in Week 8.
And as a result, he won’t begin the Bears’ Week 9 game against the Cardinals on the field, instead rotating with cornerback Terell Smith in what NFL.com reported as a “one-week demotion.”
The outlet added that Stevenson underwent a “multi-step process” this week to take accountability for what went wrong and demonstrate that he learned from the costly gaffe, with his shift to the bench reportedly the final layer before he returns to the starting lineup.
But when Stevenson found out about the demotion Wednesday, he “pulled himself out of practice,” according to Fox Sports — something that “didn’t exactly go over great inside that locker room.”