What happened to Colston Loveland? Why Bears tight end has one catch entering Week 3

Loveland leads the Bears in routes run despite receiving only five targets

Expectations were certainly higher when it comes to Colston Loveland It is understandable that in a game where the Chicago Bears managed just three points, star tight end Colston Loveland had a quiet performance. Where it becomes head-scratching, though, is that it followed a Week 1 outing in which Loveland went without a single catch. That begs the question of whether this is simply a slow start or if there is reason for concern about his season-long outlook. Entering the season, Loveland would have been among the last tight ends one would expect to tally just a single catch for three yards across two games. He ranks 76th at the position in receiving yards despite the fact that his team exploded for 59 points in the season opener.

Mind you, this is a tight end who last year was the fourth-best in yards per route and who closed the campaign on a tear. Loveland's rookie season had its peaks and valleys, so perhaps his second year with the Bears will eventually resemble that 2025 picture. Anyone talented enough to rack up 28 catches, 378 yards and two touchdowns in the final four games of his debut season ought to be capable of stringing together a similar stretch a year later, right? Here is what went wrong for Loveland in the