{"id":163649,"date":"2026-03-31T10:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?p=163649"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:55:11","slug":"chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland&#8217;s offseason decision turns heads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colston Loveland has been making waves long before he joined the Chicago Bears in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Before being selected as the 10th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Loveland had a tremendous collegiate career with the Michigan Wolverines. He played three years for Michigan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/articles\/nfl\/chicago-bears-take-michigan-tight-end-colston-loveland-with-no-10-overall-pick-in-nfl-draft\">helping lead the squad to a national championship<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Loveland played 39 games across three seasons, registering 1,466 yards and 11 touchdowns on 117 catches. By the time he finished his junior year, the Gooding, Idaho native had firmly established himself as one of the top prospects heading into the draft.<\/p>\n<p>Loveland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-loveland-draws-message-nfl\/\">carried over his momentum<\/a> in the NFL. In his first season with the Bears, the 21-year-old finished with 713 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 58 catches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152810\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Bears, Colston Loveland\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27141445-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland (84) before the game against the Dallas Cowboys.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Michigan Wolverines fans show love for Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Loveland&#8217;s alma mater was in action in the NCAA men&#8217;s basketball tournament on Sunday. The Wolverines took on the Tennessee Volunteers in the Elite Eight. The game was held at United Center in Chicago, and Loveland was not going to let the opportunity to cheer on the Wolverines pass.<\/p>\n<p>Loveland&#8217;s decision to attend the Michigan-Tennessee game drew a lot of attention online.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWe5VM7EhLr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWe5VM7EhLr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Bearsszn (@bearsszn)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Can&#8217;t believe he plays for THEE Chicago Bears \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25&#8221; a fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s my tight end right there,&#8221; said another.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Get this man to Texas so he can cheer on the Michigan Women&#8217;s team too!&#8221; declared a user.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Amazing seeing Loveland in Chicago! Wish he was supporting a better team tho \ud83d\ude12&#8221; another said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25&#8221; wrote a supporter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The best,&#8221; reacted a fan.<\/p>\n<p>With Loveland in attendance, the Wolverines dominated the Volunteers, en route to a convincing 95-62 victory. Forward Yaxel Landeborg led the charge for Michigan, going off for 27 points, seven rebounds, four assists, a steal, two blocks and three triples in 25 minutes of action.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan will now face the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday in the Final Four.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colston Loveland has been making waves long before he joined the Chicago Bears in 2025. Before being selected as the 10th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Loveland had a tremendous collegiate career with the Michigan Wolverines. He played three years for Michigan, helping lead the squad to a national championship in 2023. Loveland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":560,"featured_media":157771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,6863],"tags":[49,8345,871],"class_list":{"0":"post-163649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicagobears","8":"category-chicago-bears-news","9":"tag-chicago-bears","10":"tag-colston-loveland","11":"tag-michigan-wolverines"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland&#039;s offseason decision turns heads<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fans react to Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland&#039;s NFL offseason move for his alma mater, the Michigan Wolverines.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland&#039;s offseason decision turns heads\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fans react to Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland&#039;s NFL offseason move for his alma mater, the Michigan Wolverines.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ChiCitySports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chicitysportscom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-31T15:55:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27487791-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Paolo Songco\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@paolosongconba\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@chicitysports23\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Paolo Songco\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Paolo Songco\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36ba2a07b5c0a1bd42d1473ba8087150\"},\"headline\":\"Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland&#8217;s offseason decision turns heads\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-31T15:55:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/\"},\"wordCount\":353,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27487791-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Chicago Bears\",\"Colston Loveland\",\"Michigan Wolverines\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Chicago Bears\",\"Chicago Bears News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/\",\"name\":\"Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland's offseason decision turns heads\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27487791-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-31T15:55:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"Fans react to Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland's NFL offseason move for his alma mater, the Michigan Wolverines.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27487791-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27487791-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland (84) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals. Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Chicago Bears\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicagobears\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland&#8217;s offseason decision turns heads\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/\",\"name\":\"ChiCitySports\",\"description\":\"All Chicago Sports, every day\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ChiCitySports\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chiCityLogo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chiCityLogo.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"ChiCitySports\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chicitysportscom\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/chicitysports23\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chicitysports\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36ba2a07b5c0a1bd42d1473ba8087150\",\"name\":\"Paolo Songco\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aae9bed68ec3ac30f6db953ffb56cffeca6177f92526869c358dbcdcd2d0b8cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aae9bed68ec3ac30f6db953ffb56cffeca6177f92526869c358dbcdcd2d0b8cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aae9bed68ec3ac30f6db953ffb56cffeca6177f92526869c358dbcdcd2d0b8cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Paolo Songco\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/paolosongconba\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/author\/pao-songco\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland's offseason decision turns heads","description":"Fans react to Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland's NFL offseason move for his alma mater, the Michigan Wolverines.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland's offseason decision turns heads","og_description":"Fans react to Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland's NFL offseason move for his alma mater, the Michigan Wolverines.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/","og_site_name":"ChiCitySports","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chicitysportscom\/","article_published_time":"2026-03-31T15:55:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27487791-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Paolo Songco","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@paolosongconba","twitter_site":"@chicitysports23","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Paolo Songco","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/"},"author":{"name":"Paolo Songco","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36ba2a07b5c0a1bd42d1473ba8087150"},"headline":"Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland&#8217;s offseason decision turns heads","datePublished":"2026-03-31T15:55:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/"},"wordCount":353,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27487791-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Chicago Bears","Colston Loveland","Michigan Wolverines"],"articleSection":["Chicago Bears","Chicago Bears News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/","url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/","name":"Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland's offseason decision turns heads","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27487791-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-31T15:55:11+00:00","description":"Fans react to Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland's NFL offseason move for his alma mater, the Michigan Wolverines.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27487791-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27487791-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland (84) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals. Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-te-colston-lovelands-offseason-decision-turns-heads\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Chicago Bears","item":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicagobears\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland&#8217;s offseason decision turns heads"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/","name":"ChiCitySports","description":"All Chicago Sports, every day","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization","name":"ChiCitySports","url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chiCityLogo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chiCityLogo.png","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"ChiCitySports"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chicitysportscom\/","https:\/\/x.com\/chicitysports23","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chicitysports"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36ba2a07b5c0a1bd42d1473ba8087150","name":"Paolo Songco","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aae9bed68ec3ac30f6db953ffb56cffeca6177f92526869c358dbcdcd2d0b8cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aae9bed68ec3ac30f6db953ffb56cffeca6177f92526869c358dbcdcd2d0b8cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aae9bed68ec3ac30f6db953ffb56cffeca6177f92526869c358dbcdcd2d0b8cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Paolo Songco"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/paolosongconba"],"url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/author\/pao-songco\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/560"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163649"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163674,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163649\/revisions\/163674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}