The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Chicago Bears on Monday Night time Soccer by a score of 30-12, and a few days faraway from the defeat, Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson opted to insult Vikings wideout Jordan Addison.
Referees flagged Stevenson within the endzone for move interference on Addison on a play the place the Bears defensive again pushed Addison to the bottom. Most didn’t debate the efficacy of the penalty.
However Stevenson claimed this week that a part of the issue on the play was Addison’s weight. He claimed Addison weighs 135 kilos.
In actuality, Addison weighs 175.
“It’s laborious doing this job, taking part in DB within the league. It’s an offensive league, so that you kinda don’t get the calls. Ball was within the air, I performed it again. I assumed as soon as the ball was within the air, I look again, it turns into a 50/50, somewhat shove is allowed. But it surely’s not my fault he’s 135 kilos, and he fell,” Stevenson mentioned.
Right here’s the play in query:
Stevenson has a moderately splotchy latest historical past with, effectively, every part. In October, he mocked followers proper earlier than a Hail Mary move try by Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels. He was so busy taunting that the Hail Mary broke in Washington’s favor and misplaced the sport for Chicago.
The Bears haven’t received a sport since.
Then, on Monday, along with the move interference infraction, Stevenson tormented Vikings followers with a Skol chant whereas his crew was shedding. The Bears by no means recovered and wound up shedding 30-12.
He’s not excessive on Bears followers’ record of status in the meanwhile. Stevenson additionally ranks 86th of 115 qualifying cornerbacks, according to Pro Football Focus, this season, with a middling 57.6 grade. He usually talks the speak of a quasi-shutdown nook however then manufactures blunders that don’t appear humanly attainable every week.
It’s additionally price noting that few purchased his 135-pound insult aimed toward Addison — as a result of Addison doesn’t weigh 135 kilos. That may’ve been Addison’s center college weight.
The Vikings subsequent play the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday and are favored to win by three or 4 factors. Stevenson and the Bears have been mathematically eradicated from postseason rivalry after shedding eight straight. His Bears tackle the Detroit Lions at Soldier Area and are forecasted to lose by a landing.
Stevenson will most likely match up with Lions pass-catcher Jameson Williams, who weighs 180 kilos, although Stevenson could declare it’s nearer to 140 after the sport.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his every day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options visitors, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple crew, with 4-7 episodes per week. His Vikings obsession dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doorways (the band). He follows the NBA as intently because the NFL.
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Bears Defender Insults Jordan Addison
