L AKE FOREST, Ill. -- After spending more than two months sidelined with a hamstring injury that he sustained during OTAs, Chicago Bears rookie wide receiver Luther Burden III wasn't looking to ease his way into practice once he was cleared for training camp on July 28.

Despite missing most of the offseason workout program, Luther Burden III is expected to have a big impact in 2025.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — In the span of a week, it went from worries about Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III’s injury to seeing him thrown out of a drill for being in the wrong spot to his No. 87 being written over and over in every notebook at Halas Hall.