Chicago Bears rookie Colston Loveland made his presence felt when he climbed the ladder to make an impressive contested catch for a big gain.

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.

After a week of training camp, CB Nahshon Wright has emerged as one of the more pleasant surprises on the Chicago Bears roster.

Chicago Bears training camp will be physical this week with pads going on for the first time, and there are other points of interest as practice resumes.

The Chicago Bears will put on the pads for the first time at their practice Monday morning at Halas Hall, following an intense week of practice last week as the team gets used to new head coach Ben Johnson's style. Chicago Sun-Times beat reporter Patrick Finley emphasized the intensity and urgency with which Johnson coaches.