Luther Burden III

No. 10 · 2nd season

Burden arrives, injury arrives faster.

Luther Burden III was supposed to be part of Chicago's answer at wide receiver. A second-round pick in the 2024 draft, he landed in a room that lost DJ Moore to trade this offseason—a vacuum the team hoped he could help fill. Instead, a groin injury in practice has sidelined him early, and the Bears' receiving corps suddenly looks thinner than anyone planned.

Burden exited Saturday's practice early. The team expects him to miss time. It is the kind of setback that stings most when you are supposed to be the future. The Bears are banking on him to grow into a role. A season-long ramp is hard enough. An injury that costs him momentum before the season truly starts is harder still.

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Luther Burden III

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