The rivalry between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers goes back over 100 years, and even if one team has had the clear advantage over the other in recent matchups, there is always a little extra juice when these two historic organizations take the field against one another.

McKinney brought the interaction up unprompted in the Packers locker room on Wednesday ahead of the Packers’ first game against the Bears this season, taking place Sunday in Chicago. Green Bay’s potential All-Pro safety, who’s tied for the NFL lead in interceptions in his first season with the team, was asked about his approach to a rivalry game.

Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney remembers what Chicago Bears receiver D.J. Moore said in May and what he did against the Cardinals earlier this month.

McKinney talks pass rush with the same passion other defensive backs reserve for interceptions. It’s not a confidence. When the Packers signed him as a free agent after spending the first four seasons of his career with the New York Giants, they saw a safety who could do everything in the job description.

Packers safety Xavier McKinney said he’s not a fan of the way the Lions try to embarrass opponents and told teammates that’s what they’ll try to do.

Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney took offseason comments from Chicago Bears' wide receiver D.J. Moore personally. Moore, appearing on the Up