Bears | Big expectations for Colston Loveland

Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland (shoulder) was named as the choice for ‘best rookie in the NFC North’ by three of the four ESPN writers that were polled. All three drew parallels to Detroit Lions TE Sam LaPorta, who had 86 receptions and 10 touchdowns during his rookie year when new head coach Ben Johnson was the offensive coordinator in Detroit, though ESPN’s Kevin Seifert suggested Loveland could get off to a slow start due to veteran TE Cole Kmet being an established contributor.