Ben Johnson’s 3-word message that convinced Colston Loveland he’d be a Bear
Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland’s rookie season was one for the ages.
Loveland, chosen by the Bears with the No. 10 overall pick in last spring’s NFL Draft, finished as Chicago’s leading receiver with 58 catches for 713 yards and six touchdowns, becoming quarterback Caleb Williams’ favorite and most prolific target as the season went along.
It was the comparison to one of the most dominant tight ends in the sport today that sealed the deal with Ben Johnson.
Colston Loveland actually compared himself to Sam LaPorta to Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson
According to Loveland, during a conversation he had with Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson, he actually compared himself to Lions All-Pro tight end Sam LaPorta, whom Johnson essentially built an offense around in Detroit.
“There was one thing when I was on the board,” Loveland said, during an extended interview with CHGO. “And maybe Coach Johnson asked like ‘Who do you compare your game to.’ I said “I think I play a lot like Sam LaPorta.’ He was like ‘Yeah, I agree.’”
Hearing Johnson say “Yeah, I agree” must have been so validating to Loveland, given the outsized role LaPorta played in the Lions offense.
According to Loveland, it was that interaction that stood above the others with Chicago, leading up to last spring’s 2025 NFL Draft.
“I don’t I met with him at the Combine, but at the Pro Day, him, (Ryan) Poles, the whole staff they came. I had a formal meeting with him. It was a long meeting. It was a tough meeting. I was on the board. I walked out of that thinking I killed it too like, ‘Okay I did a good job.’ But I was like ‘They definitely have some interest. They brought everyone out to Pro Day.’ I wasn’t doing anything at the Pro Day. Just to interview.”
Loveland went from first-round pick to focal point of the offense in the span of one season, and there’s no telling how lofty his ceiling as is he goes through an entire offseason program in the Bears’ building and has another year of experience to build on in Johnson’s scheme and catching passes from Williams in 2026.
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