Bears coach Matt Eberflus reveals why DJ Moore walked off field mid play in bizarre scene

We yet learned nan logic for 1 of nan much peculiar moments that took spot successful nan NFL past Sunday.

Bears receiver DJ Moore oddly walked disconnected nan field successful nan mediate of a play while backmost Caleb Williams tried to find an unfastened receiver during a 29-9 nonaccomplishment to nan Cardinals.

Bears coach Matt Eberflus told reporters that Moore turned his ankle and location was thing much to story, contempt immoderate speculating that he discontinue connected nan section successful that circumstantial instance.

“That’s what I saw, and that’s what it was,” Eberflus told reporters.

On nan play successful a question, a second-and-6 from nan Cardinals’ 48-yard statement successful a scoreless game, Williams scrambled and opted not to walk to Moore while he tightroped nan sideline.

When Williams passed connected throwing to Moore, nan receiver appeared to slow locomotion disconnected nan section and spell to nan bench.

Moore was almost instantly backmost connected nan field, making a drawback conscionable 30 seconds later.

“Tweaked ankle,” Moore confirmed connected Wednesday. “I was coming backmost to – origin I’d seen Caleb scrambling and my ankle went successful and out. I couldn’t extremity truthful my momentum took maine retired of bounds and past I conscionable walked off.”

Some person speculated if Moore conscionable gave up connected nan play, while others for illustration J.J. Watt wondered if Moore knew he had stepped retired of bounds and frankincense could nary longer drawback a pass.

Moore, a skipper for Chicago, has had a dicey commencement forming chemistry pinch Williams aft clicking pinch Justin Fields instantly past play aft he was traded to nan Bears.

Moore said it was easier to click pinch Fields because he was not a rookie quarterback, for illustration Williams is.

“The noise? I perceive it, seen it,” Moore said. “[I] really didn’t care; it is what it is… [people] tin return it really they want to, they wish they did without moreover knowing what happened mid-play.

On Monday, Moore said successful a power question and reply that he “Wants(s) to opportunity no” erstwhile asked whether Eberflus had mislaid nan locker room aft nan Bears’ blowout loss.

“The connection yesterday was that we cognize we’re 4-4 now,” Moore said. “It’s conscionable for illustration being 0-0. But you’ve conscionable sewage to spell retired location and commencement stacking wins for illustration we did. And that’s nan champion point you tin do is triumph and fto nan chips autumn really they autumn aft they do so.”

Chicago’s schedule will beryllium a nightmare aft this week.

After welcoming nan New England Patriots successful Week 10, nan Bears look each 3 NFC North rivals successful nan Lions, Packers and Vikings twice, successful summation to games vs. nan 49ers and Seahawks.