US EditionBears select Mizzou wide receiver Luther Burden III in 2nd round of NFL draft
- The 2025 NFL Draft started in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Thursday, with teams selecting players to join their rosters.
- The Chicago Bears selected wide receiver Luther Burden III from Mizzou in the second round, based on his impressive 2023 season with 1,212 receiving yards.
- Bears senior director of player personnel Jeff King stated that tight end Loveland was chosen due to a strong alignment with coaching needs.
- Loveland's rehabilitation from shoulder surgery is progressing well, according to Bears director of college scouting Breck Ackley.
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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 …
Chicago Bears pick Mizzou star Luther Burden III in 2025 NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Luther Burden III, a St. Louis native and standout Mizzou wide receiver, is officially NFL-bound. The Chicago Bears have selected Burden in the second-round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 39th overall. Burden joins the Bears after three strong seasons for the Missouri Tigers, a collegiate career that included 2,200 receiving yards, 25 touchdowns (21 receiving, 4 rushing) and a 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic bowl game victory. A former consen…
Bears press on in NFL Draft, pick Missouri WR Luther Burden III in 2nd round at No. 39 overall
The Bears made another major addition in the NFL Draft by taking Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III in the second round Friday with the No. 39 overall pick.Burden, 6-foot, 206 pounds, caught 61 passes for 676 yards and six touchdowns last season. In 2023, he put up 1,212 yards and nine touchdowns on 86 catches.The pick the Bears used on Burden is the last piece from their 2023 trade with the Panthers. The Bears traded down from No. 1 to No…
Luther Burden drafted by the Bears with No. 39 overall pick
GREEN BAY, Wis. (KMIZ) Mizzou star Luther Burden is headed to the league. The wide receiver was picked up by the Chicago Bears with the No. 39 overall pick in the second round, after falling out of round one, on Thursday night. He is the second Tiger to be drafted, so far, joining offensive lineman Armand Membou, who went No. 7 overall. Burden's draft stock had taken a pretty big hit, from this time last year. At one point in his collegiate care…
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