{"id":8544,"date":"2024-11-15T08:54:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T08:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=8544"},"modified":"2024-11-15T08:54:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T08:54:48","slug":"packers-star-xavier-mckinney-fires-back-at-bears-wr-dj-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=8544","title":{"rendered":"Packers Star Xavier McKinney Fires Back at Bears WR DJ Moore"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2184020588-e1731605917462.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2184020588-e1731605917462.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2184020588-e1731605917462.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2184020588-e1731605917462.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Packers Star Xavier McKinney Fires Back at Bears WR DJ Moore\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty DJ Moore #2 of the Chicago Bears looks on before the game against the New England Patriots at Soldier Field on November 10, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Safe to say that Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney is looking forward to his matchup with wide receiver D.J. Moore and the Chicago Bears in Week 11.<\/p>\n<p>Following November 13\u2019s practice, McKinney brought up Moore unprompted in the Packers\u2019 locker room while speaking with reporters, referring back to the comments that the Bears\u2019 No. 1 wide receiver had made about him during the 2024 offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Moore had seemed to show McKinney and other NFC North secondaries disrespect during an appearance on the \u201cUp &amp; Adams Show with Kay Adams\u201d in May. Adams had mentioned to Moore how other NFC North teams had \u201cbeefed up\u201d their secondaries in the offseason, to which Moore responded with a \u201cWho?\u201d and a \u201cThat\u2019s nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEh, I don\u2019t feel no way about it,\u201d Moore said with a smirk. \u201cThey just there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turns out, McKinney took those comments personally \u2014 and hasn\u2019t forgotten them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, you\u2019ve got the rivalry itself, but there\u2019s a clip somewhere out there where DJ Moore said something about \u2026 they were asking him about the Packers getting me and he was like, \u2018Who?&#8217;\u201d McKinney said on Wednesday. \u201cAll that stuff, that\u2019s in my memory bank and I work accordingly to that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know how people get before the season. They don\u2019t really know what\u2019s going to happen during the season and you just start talking too much and you don\u2019t really know what you\u2019re talking about. You\u2019re just talking.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>DJ Moore Responds to Xavier McKinney\u2019s \u2018Trash Talk\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>McKinney didn\u2019t just unload on Moore over his offseason comments. He also took aim at the 27-year-old Bears wide receiver for what McKinney described as Moore \u201cwalking off the field\u201d on rookie quarterback Caleb Williams in Week 9\u2019s loss to Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis dude walked out on his QB,\u201d McKinney said, noting that Moore is a team captain. \u201cI\u2019ve been playing football for five years now and I\u2019ve been watching football for longer than that, and I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever seen [anything like it].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re supposed to be the guy and you\u2019re walking off the field. You\u2019re walking off the field on a rookie quarterback that you\u2019ve been praising. So, it\u2019s like, that\u2019s a whole other story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The controversial moment to which McKinney is referring came in the first quarter of the Bears\u2019 29-9 loss to the Cardinals. Moore ran his route and, while working his way back to Williams \u2014 who had scrambled out of the pocket and was looking for an open receiver \u2014 he walked out of bounds in the middle of the play, looking apathetic.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Moore later explained he tweaked his ankle while coming back to Williams and that his \u201cmomentum\u201d took him out of bounds. His explanation holds water since the clip of the play shows Moore limping on his ankle after leaving the field. Had Moore remained on the field and then touched the ball, it would have resulted in a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Even still, Moore isn\u2019t letting McKinney\u2019s comments bother him ahead of game day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrash talk is trash talk,\u201d Moore said on November 14. \u201cWe\u2019ll see on Sunday what it all plays out to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>New Bears OC Thomas Brown Will Make Debut vs. Packers<\/h2>\n<p>Whether Moore or McKinney will get the last laugh won\u2019t be determined until Sunday, but the Bears certainly have quite a bit working against them given the recent turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, the Bears offense has been dreadful. They have not scored a touchdown since losing on a Hail Mary to the Washington Commanders in Week 8. In the two games since then, Williams has completed just 53.5% of his passes for 337 yards and has been sacked 15 times, including a season-high nine times against New England.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s game against the Packers will also be the Bears\u2019 first with interim offensive coordinator Thomas Brown at the helm. The Bears fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron on Tuesday, ending his tenure in Chicago after just nine games. Now, the offense will look to reset and improve under Brown, but his track record isn\u2019t inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>Brown previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers during their two-win season in 2023. During that time, the Panthers had the worst passing offense in the league, averaging just 161.2 yards per game with No. 1 overall rookie Bryce Young leading the offense. While the circumstances and talent in Carolina might have hampered Brown\u2019s effectiveness, it is hardly a ringing endorsement for him.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears (4-5) will host the Packers (6-3) at Soldier Field at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on November 17 for their first matchup of the 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan J. Wilson is a sports reporter who covers the NFL and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. He has previously covered all levels of sports \u2014 high school, college and pro \u2014 for a variety of publications including The Indianapolis Star, The News-Gazette, Springfield State-Journal Register and Peoria Journal Star. More about Jordan J. 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