Today, fans finally got the update they were hoping for. According to Dave, a senior NFL writer for SM covering the Bears, on X, ‘Bears rookie WR Luther Burden is at practice’—and not just present, but fully suited up in pads.

Burden injured his hamstring during the Bears' organized team activities this spring and did not take part in the first four practice sessions of this summer's camp, but reporters at Monday's session noted that the second-round pick is participating in drills.

It's the first week of training camp across the NFL with many of the league's players dusting off the cobwebs and getting reacquainted with their teammates on the football field. No, the pads and the contact practices that come with them haven't begun,

With the third practice of Chicago Bears training camp in the books, there is a lot of buzz about the team under first-year head coach Ben Johnson and the high expectations for 2025. As expected, early training camp practices have been intense, fast-paced and bumpy. New playbooks are being installed on both sides of the ball.