Gooding High’s Colston Loveland makes his mark in Bears vs. Bills preseason game
Illinois’s Chicago “I just think that if you re a kid in Gooding and you see someone successful at the highest level and get that recognition, it kind of gives you hope.”
Before the 2025 NFL Draft, Tanner Baumann, the head coach of Gooding High School, said as much about Colston Loveland.
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Loveland was a member of the Michigan Wolverines’ collegiate football team during the time. He was selected in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, where he now plays.
In an interview with Neighborhood Reporter Joey Martin prior to the draft, Loveland thanked his hometown supporters:
JoeyTo the residents of Gooding who have always been there for you, what would you like to say?
Colston: They have no idea how much I value them; they have no idea. All of them are loved by me. I am more grateful to Gooding, the entire state of Idaho, and all those that help me. This is only the beginning; we will continue. There is a lot of work ahead of us,
Loveland made an impression during the Bears’ game against the Bills tonight in the second week of the NFL preseason.
“The first pick in the 2024 [Caleb Williams] draft completed throws of 18 yards to rookie first-round pick Colston Loveland and 29 yards to tight end Cole Kmet on a game-opening 92-yard march that concluded when Zaccheaus snagged a throw in the middle of the field on third-and-6, hurdled a tackler and went the distance,” reported Gene Chamberlain of the Associated Press.
The Bears kept up their pace and won the game by a commanding 38-0.
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The Bears will play the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 4 of the NFL Preseason.
