"Sometimes on the football field, Bears cornerback D.J. Moore's mind still drifts to his older brother who was shot to death in May. Moore can be in full gear, wearing a helmet and shoulder pads, but nothing can protect his heart from aching.

They have yet to invent football armor for that.

"It's hard when you lose somebody in your family, but you just play because you know what to do and how to act on the field — it's football,'' Moore said Wednesday relating to the pain teammate Brian Urlacher must feel."