The postgame message of “sticking together” from Matt Eberflus following the Chicago Bears' Thanksgiving Day loss to the Detroit Lions reportedly did not go over well with members of the team.
The confounding final 32 seconds of the game that saw the Bears fail to use their final timeout as they were driving down 23-20 to set up a game-tying field goal did not just go over poorly with the front office — Eberflus was fired on Friday — he also lost some of his players.
According to The Athletic's Adam Jahns and Dianna Russini, cornerback Jaylon Johnson, a team captain, was "emotional and pissed" about the game's ending and directed his anger toward Eberflus.