LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Bears aren’t interested in dwelling on what’s over and done with.

Tyrique Stevenson isn’t, either. And after what happened last year, he’s more than ready for the clean slate that the 2025 season provides.

The cornerback’s early celebration and blown coverage on the final play of a Week 8 game led to a Hail Mary touchdown for the Washington Commanders and a soul-crushing loss for the Bears. The moment went viral, and Stevenson paid a lot of dues for it — he was dropped from the starting lineup the following week, and he apologized both on social media and in front of reporters.

Now, more than seven months removed from that play and with an all-new coaching staff in his corner, Stevenson is moving forward as he enters his third year in the league.

“There really isn’t any conversation to be had,” he said, speaking from the Bears’ mandatory minicamp at Halas Hall on Wednesday. “I owned it. It was a mistake. I just happen to play a sport where my mistake is nationally televised.”

One of those new coaches guiding Stevenson is defensive backs coordinator Al Harris, who could be seen during practice Wednesday pulling the 25-year-old aside to help him sharpen his movements. A few months ago, Harris spoke very highly of Stevenson, sharing the same feelings on the situation.

“Whatever happened last year happened last year. (It’s a) clean slate from here on out,” Harris said on April 17. “I can’t judge him off of anything he was doing. All I can judge him by is what he’s doing now. The conversations have been good, and I’m eager and excited to work with him.”

First-year head coach Ben Johnson revealed he hasn’t even spoken about the Hail Mary with Stevenson, because he doesn’t feel the need to rehash it.

“I think he learned his lesson from that, and his peers have certainly talked to him about it,” Johnson said Wednesday. “There wasn’t any reason for me or the staff to piggyback on that because he’s learned from it and he’s grown from it.”

For Stevenson, those conversations with his teammates were key to keeping last season in the past. Now, he’s confident that things are changing for the better.

I feel like (by) talking to me and getting through to me, they can see I already owned up to it,” he said. “I owe the guys from last year nothing but effort from myself. And they see that I am putting it in.”