The Chicago Bears have donned the pads, and are heading into the thick of it. What helps is how the Bears have gotten one of their prized draft picks back on the field this week.

Rookie Chicago Bears Colston Loveland and Luther Burden hit the field Tuesday at Halas Hall for training camp.Loveland said he felt blessed to be practicing with his teammates after sitting out the entire offseason program following shoulder surgery in January.

Bears rookie Luther Burden III made his training camp debut this week. But head coach Ben Johnson explained how he's already behind.