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The Bears never really benched Tyrique Stevenson after his Fail Mary gaffe, but they turned him into a platoon player.
The cornerback didn’t start the next game against the Cardinals but wound up appearing in 79% of the Bears’ snaps because Terell Smith got hurt. He shared time with the fellow second-year player, appearing in 58%, 59%, 35%, 60% and 48% of the Bears’ snaps over the next five games.
That arrangement appeared to end last week. He played 77% of the Bears’ defensive downs Monday in Minnesota. Six days later against the Lions, he played every down for the first time since Week 5.