US EditionIn Round 2 bid to raise competition, Bears surprise Luther Burden III — then add two big men
- The Chicago Bears drafted wide receiver Luther Burden III at pick 39 and tight end Colston Loveland at pick 40 on Friday.
- The team acquired their second-round selections through a trade with the Buffalo Bills.
- Burden's draft stock fell after his receiving production decreased significantly last season.
- Burden recorded 1,212 receiving yards in 2023 but only 676 yards in his final college season.
- The trade provided the Bears with three second-round picks for the first time in franchise history.
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In Round 2 bid to raise competition, Bears surprise Luther Burden III — then add two big men
If the sweet spot of this draft really is in the depth and strength of players who were available beginning Friday night on Day 2, it’s imperative the Chicago Bears hit with yet another skill-position player and two big men.
Missouri's Burden chosen by Bears in 2nd round of NFL Draft
Image courtesy of University of Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. – Former Mizzou wide receiver Luther Burden III was selected in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. Burden III was the 39th overall pick in the draft and the 14th Tiger chosen by the Bears. He also becomes Mizzou’s first wide receiver selected since J’Mon Moore went in the fourth round to the Green Bay Packers in 2018. With Burden III’s selection in the second round …
Column: In Round 2 bid to raise competition, Chicago Bears surprise WR Luther Burden III — then add two big men
If the sweet spot of this draft really is in the depth and strength of players who were available beginning Friday night on Day 2, it’s imperative the Chicago Bears hit with yet another skill-position player and two big men. Maybe you were surprised a year ago when the Bears traded a fourth-round pick for one season of wide receiver Keenan Allen at $23.1 million before then using the ninth pick in the draft on Rome Odunze. That iteration of the …
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