It's hard to ignore the praise that has been coming in the direction of Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland after yet another great practice at training camp.
ESPN Bears beat reporter Courtney Cronin shared her observations from Tuesday's solid practice in Loveland. Cronin also shared Loveland's comments after practice regarding his feelings during training camp so far.
"After being sidelined during the spring while recovering from shoulder surgery, Bears first-round tight end Colston Loveland has flashed in a handful of moments over his past three practices since being cleared for full-team drills.
During a move-the-ball period on Tuesday, Loveland caught a pass from quarterback Caleb Williams over the middle of the field on third-and-7, before getting drilled by safety Kevin Byard III.
As the Bears ratchet up their intensity on the second day of padded practices (with a bit of live tackling), Loveland said he doesn't have concerns about getting hit and how his shoulder will hold up.
'I wouldn't say scared, it's just getting used to falling on it again,' Loveland said. 'It feels good.'
'I feel like falling on it kind of helps in just getting acclimated to football, and it feels great.'"
Loveland is looking more and more like the real deal
For the past week, all anyone has talked about regarding the offense, outside of the early struggles, has been how well Loveland looked. Quarterback Caleb Williams has already been able to show his trust in the 10th overall pick and Loveland appears to be making great catches being thrown his way.
There were concerns about Loveland entering training camp after he did not participate in the team's offseason workouts due to an injury. He was able to at least do some drills and be around the team, but he's just one week into making contact and catching passes. All good signs of what he can do so far.
Loveland has a fierce training camp battle with Cole Kmet for the starting tight end job. Bears head coach Ben Johnson isn't afraid of using two tight end sets, so there is a strong possibility that Kmet and the former John Mackey Award finalist will be on the field at the same time.
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The breakout training camp performance of Loveland has certainly generated more buzz around the potential of the offense. Now, if the unit can only continue to get in sync and eliminate the pre-snap issues, they could be off to the races in 2025.