The Chicago Bears and first-year head coach Ben Johnson got their first win of the season last weekend when they defeated the Dallas Cowboys. Johnson is hoping that his team can build on that success and beat the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.
Unfortunately, according to some reporting from one of the league’s most prominent insiders, the Bears and young quarterback Williams are going to be without one of their premier pass catchers.
“Bears TE Colston Loveland is not expected to play Sunday vs. the Raiders due to his hip injury, per source. Bears elevated tight end Stephen Carlson from their practice squad for Sunday’s game at Las Vegas,” reported ESPN’s senior NFL insider Adam Schefter on Saturday.
Fans reacted to the news on social media.
“Elevating Stephen Carlson isn’t depth, it’s desperation, and no team with this kind of practice squad reliance should be taken seriously,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“The Raiders losing to a Bears team missing their starting tight end would be peak embarrassment, but with Chicago’s luck, it might actually happen,” someone else added.
“Loveland’s injury is just the Bears’ excuse to bench him ‘cause he’s been a total flop. Carlson stepping in won’t save this mess. Raiders are gonna feast tomorrow!” one fan added.
It’ll be interesting to see how Chicago makes up for Loveland’s production.
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Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.