DJ Moore, a Bears receiver, claims that he was hurt, not angry, when he left the field in the middle of a play.

Williams was being hounded when he dropped back and rolled to his left, giving the Bears the ball at midfield. Near the sideline, Moore cut back toward his quarterback. He hopped out of bounds, made his way to the bench, and sat down.

The play was not finished, though. Just when it appeared that Williams would be fired, he turned away from a defender as Moore left the field. Before attempting an incomplete pass to Keenan Allen, he rolled toward the opposing side of the field.

Moore remained in the game, though he said the ankle bothered him the rest of the way. He caught four passes for 33 yards.

It was a strange moment at a time when the Bears (4-4) are reeling. They come into Sunday’s game against New England trying to steady themselves after two staggering losses.

They were flat at Arizona after falling at Washington on a Hail Mary touchdown pass following a bye. Before that, they won three in a row.
In recent weeks, players have openly questioned decisions by the coaching staff. Moore walking off the field midplay seemed like another chapter in an unfolding drama, at least to outsiders.

“They could take it how they want to,” he said. “They (did) without even knowing what happened midplay. Can´t stop y´all from doing what y´all want to do.”
A bigger issue is that Moore and Williams haven’t developed the connection the Bears were hoping to see between the veteran and the rookie.