In the Chicago Bears’ 26 to 14 win over the New Orleans Saints, rookie tight end Colston Loveland had a chance to show off the underappreciated reason the Bears made him the tenth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Loveland (6’6″, 241) was a part of why the Bears racked up 222 rushing yards, and this pancake block on Saints’ defensive end Carl Granderson (6’5″, 261) was a thing of beauty and is making the rounds on social media. Loveland is the end man on the line of scrimmage here. He squared up with Granderson and muscled him to the ground as Roschon Johnson scampered for 11 yards.

His blocking has been solid all season, and I’m not surprised in the least. After all, he was recruited by Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines, and Harbaugh’s teams always ask the tight ends to block.

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