The Chicago Bears suffered a humiliating loss against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 9, during which the offense struggled mightily. One particular moment during the first quarter caught the attention of fans, leading to some criticism of wide receiver DJ Moore.

On the play in question, Moore could be seen running his route before stopping abruptly and walking toward the sideline. Meanwhile, Caleb Williams was doing everything in his power to avoid allowing a sack, dodging a barrage of incoming defensive linemen for a time after Moore exited the field of play.

It appeared to many as if Moore had abandoned the play and retired from the game. The 27-year-old addressed the incident on Wednesday, setting the record straight and indicating that he had suffered an injury on the play and had also gone out of bounds, making him an ineligible receiver.

“I sprained my ankle. I was coming back because I had seen Caleb wrestle and my ankle was going in and out. I couldn’t stop, so my momentum took me out of bounds and then I just went,” Moore said.

“The initial twist of my ankle hurt a lot, that’s why I limped down and sat down,” he clarified.

Despite the ankle injury, Moore played 73 of the Bears’ 74 offensive snaps, which was the most among Chicago’s deep receiving corps.

Here’s a look at the work itself:

Fans had expressed dismay that Moore decided to leave the field. Despite having gone out of bounds, they felt it could still serve as a decoy and take up space. Now that he’s revealed that he was dealing with an ankle injury at the time, it makes a little more sense why he went straight to the bench while Williams evaded defenders while looking for an open man.

In the game, Moore caught four receptions on nine targets for 33 yards. Moore has gone three straight games without a touchdown and has not surpassed 33 receiving yards in any game during that span. In total, he recorded 80 yards in the last three games.