The Bears de Chicago passed the first choice of recovery of the NFL of the mandate of Ben Johnson as a chief coach on the tight side Colston Loveland of Michigan.
Loveland was a somewhat controversial selection for several reasons. First, there was an important debate to find out if he was in fact the best player in his position in the 2025 class since Tyler Warren by Penn State was also in the mixture. The Indianapolis colts ended up taking Warren at No. 14 in the first round.
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Secondly, the Bears already have a tight end Cole Kmet and have passed the choice n ° 9 in 2024 on the Large Rome Odunze receiver as a weapon for the first global selection / QB Caleb Williams.
Chicago Bears Sight End Colston Loveland. © Tanner Pearson-Imagn Images
Finally, and perhaps above all, Loveland has entered the injured process project. He missed three games for the Wolverines in 2024 after undergoing an dislocated shoulder at the start of the campaign. Loveland fought through this question to appear in 10 of the 13 competitions, although he finally needed surgery at the end of January to remedy it.
The tight end, which produced 56 catches for 582 reception yards and five affected last season despite its injury and an abyssal pass attack in Ann Arbor, should still wait a few months before returning to 100% health.
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Johnson offered an update on Loveland’s progress during a media session on Friday May 9.
“It’s about meeting, looking at the cassette, going through – especially with a guy like Colaston at the moment who is still a little embarrassed. We are therefore rehabilitating it”, ” Johnson said. “This is a priority for us, bringing it healthy. Because earlier it will come back in good health, so we get the representatives at high speed, and that’s where everything is meeting. So it’s more mental, and we will seize the whole time we have with it in the next six weeks.”
Loveland signed a four -year agreement $ 26.6 million depending on the project. Chicago also has a fifth year team option on the set -up set in 2029 due to its status of first round choice.
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