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“What I put on tape was definitely not who I am, or my standards, or this team’s standards,” he said Wednesday.
Alarmingly so — he’s allowed a perfect 158.3 passer rating when targeted through two games this season. Seven of the eight passes thrown his way have been completed for 124 yards and a touchdown.
The pressure on Stevenson will only increase during Jaylon Johnson’s extended absence. The Bears still haven’t put him on injured reserve, but that seems like a matter of time —Johnson hurt his groin Sunday and said the next day he was bracing for his season to be over.