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Bears' Tyrique Stevenson on stripping the ball from Cowboys RB: 'He didn't want it'

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time

At no point in his playing career has cornerback Tyrique Stevenson ever just ripped the ball from a defender’s arms and taken it. When he saw Javonte Williams carrying the ball nonchalantly two-and-a-half minutes into Sunday’s game, though, that’s exactly what he did.

“I just realized he didn’t want it …” Stevenson said Monday, one day after the Bears’ 31-14 win against the Cowboys. “For me to be able to spark the momentum, I felt that the whole team felt it. I’m glad I was able to make that play for us.