— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) November 1, 2020
Well that was bizarre. After a mundane Nick Foles pass to Allen Robinson for a 5-yard gain, Chicago Bears wide receiver Javon Wims walked up New Orleans Saints safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, tapped him on the shoulder, and then punched his opponent twice. Both strikes connected with Gardner-Johnson’s helmet, and it started a pileup as his Saints teammates rallied to Gardner-Johnson’s defense.
In the end the scrap cost Chicago 15 yards of field positioning, and disqualified Wims for the rest of the game. What put Wims over the edge into choosing violence remains unclear, but maybe he’s still salty about Gardner-Johnson big-timing his teammate Tarik Cohen in last year’s meeting.